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The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Texas National Guard into “active duty combat” unless "Congress officially declares war in accordance with Clause 11, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution, or takes other official action in accordance with Clause 15, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution."

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the New Hampshire National Guard into “active duty combat” unless certain constitutional requirements are met

Expansion of remarks (at a Heritage Foundation symposium on May 22, 1995 by Ronald D. Rotunda) by Albert E. Jenner Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law.

William Lambers’ Nov. 16 guest column “Share Thanksgiving meals to prevent famine” underlines that any war is a tragedy, especially for civilians. Since February, the bitter war in Ukraine has diverted attention from the past 7-plus years in which the...

APN's mission is to educate and persuade the American public and its leadership to support and adopt policies that will lead to comprehensive, durable, Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peace, based on a two-state solution, guaranteeing both peoples security, and consistent with U.S. national interests.

Do you remember when Labor parliamentarians were vocal advocates in the Australian Peace Movement?If so, you are probably part of the Whitlam /Hawke / Keating generation when there were lively foreign policy debates within the parliament, the ALP and trade unions.

Defend the Guard is a state-level bill that would stop the deployment of a state’s National Guard units unless specific constitutional criteria are met. Learn more about the bill - and what action steps you can take in support in your state today.

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Gitmo should be razed, Bush should be tried for war crimes, and the rule of law should be returned to all prosecutions.

The U.S. constitution divides war powers between the executive and legislative branches, so as to ensure that decisions about using force are collective and deliberative. Lawmakers’ role has receded, however, particularly in recent decades. Small steps would help them start reclaiming their prerogatives.