Hawaii Bill Would Set Foundation to Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments
Hawaii Bill Would Set Foundation to Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments HONOLULU, Hawaii (Jan. 28, 2021) – A bill introduced in the Hawaii House would empower the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a step toward restoring the founders’ constitutional framework for a state-federal balance regarding the state militia. Rep. Dale Kobayashi (D) along with two fellow Democrats and a Republican introduced House Bill 406 (HB406) on Jan. 25. Under the proposed law, the Hawaii governor could only re...