KBCraig
NES Member
Totally unknown to me, this article was posted. I only saw it because someone shared it and tagged me on FB.
The idea of federal supremacy over the National Guard is widely misunderstood. Often deliberately so, by those who care more about the money than about the troops and their families.
My bill actually mirrors federal law exactly, and doesn't conflict with it at all.
SCOTUS ruled in Perpich v. DOD that National Guard can be activated without the governor's consent for training, but only for training.
I introduced this bill because our NH National Guard are exhausted. Constant deployment overseas ruins their family lives and their civilian employment. For over 20 years I've watched friends in the Guard have to weigh staying active duty versus trying to return to their (damaged) former careers, and Guard families dealing with deployment without the resources available to active Army families.
Governors absolutely have the authority to refuse activation of National Guard to federal service except in case of insurrection, invasion, or for enforcement of federal law.
New Hampshire Bill Would Set Foundation to Block Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments | Tenth Amendment Center
A bill introduced in the New Hampshire 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...
blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com
The idea of federal supremacy over the National Guard is widely misunderstood. Often deliberately so, by those who care more about the money than about the troops and their families.
My bill actually mirrors federal law exactly, and doesn't conflict with it at all.
SCOTUS ruled in Perpich v. DOD that National Guard can be activated without the governor's consent for training, but only for training.
I introduced this bill because our NH National Guard are exhausted. Constant deployment overseas ruins their family lives and their civilian employment. For over 20 years I've watched friends in the Guard have to weigh staying active duty versus trying to return to their (damaged) former careers, and Guard families dealing with deployment without the resources available to active Army families.
Governors absolutely have the authority to refuse activation of National Guard to federal service except in case of insurrection, invasion, or for enforcement of federal law.