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Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the West Virginia National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war or has taken an official action under article I, § 8, clause 15 of the Constitution to explicitly call forth the state militia or any member of the state militia to execute the laws of the united states, repel an invasion, or suppress an insurrection.

Saudi-UAE airstrikes caused a total internet blackout in Yemen. The coalition continues to bomb civilian populations. People in the US must take urgent action with us.

The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Maryland National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war or has taken an official action under article I, § 8, clause 15 of the Constitution to explicitly call forth the state militia or any member of the state militia to execute the laws of the united states, repel an invasion, or suppress an insurrection.

Professor Jack Rakove is a leading scholar of the American Revolution and the framing of the Constitution.

Rachel Maddow Show: Whether he intended to or not, Mitt Romney defended the filibuster by taking aim, not at Democratic governance, but at democratic governance

The list of adversaries U.S. forces are fighting in Syria raises questions about the underlying legal rationales for the U.S. deployment.

The Lincoln County Amateur Radio EMA Team will participate in the Winter Field Day Amateur Radio event in Damariscotta Jan. 29. The event will be held in the Damariscotta municipal parking lot by the boat launch. Radio operations start at 2 p.m...

Lincoln County Amateur Radio EMA team, will be holding its annual winter field day event in Damariscotta this year. Radio operations start Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 2 p.m., and will take place in the Damariscotta municipal parking lot by the...

A bill filed in the Missouri House would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a state-federal balance under the Constitution.

A bill filed in the Hawaii House would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a big step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a state-federal militia balance under the Constitution.