Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Michigan National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress passes an official declaration of war or has taken an official action under clause 15 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States to explicitly call forth the state militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress an insurrection, or repel an invasion.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Dec. 4, 2023) – A bill prefiled in the Missouri House for the 2024 legislative session would require the governor to stop unconstitutional foreign combat deployments of the state’s National Guard troops. Passage into law would take a step toward restoring the founders’ framework for a state-federal balance under the Constitution. Rep.