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Message*	Democratic Party of Wisconsin Calls for Support of AB 203 Bill would create a state statute mandating the governor to review legitimacy of Guard federalizations Madison, WI – On Saturday, June 13 th the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) approved a floor resolution calling on Democratic legislators to support Assembly Bill 203, introduced by Spencer Black (D-77) in April. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. "This wouldn’t affect the current deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan," Spencer Black said about the bill. "It will be valuable to establish an orderly process so that anytime our brave men and women are deployed to an overseas conflict, that it’s done properly." The approved resolution states: WHEREAS, under the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, Congress federalized national guard battalions for the limited mission of defending the security of the United States against Iraq; WHEREAS, Iraq was never a threat and yet Wisconsin’s National Guard remains deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan; WHEREAS, stronger measures are needed to ensure that Wisconsin’s National Guard is not unlawfully federalized; and WHEREAS, AB 203 will require the governor to examine future federalization orders and report to the appropriate standing committees; THEREFORE, RESOLVED, the DPW urges Wisconsin legislators to endorse and support AB 203. By approving this resolution the DPW joins a broad coalition of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Green Party, and many other citizens working to reform how the National Guard is used. Concerned citizens are encouraged to contact their state legislators and ask them to support AB 203. “Bring the Guard Home! It’s the Law.” is a national movement of state campaigns to end unlawful overseas deployment of our National Guard. There are active campaigns in over 20 states working with state legislators to pass bills such as AB 203 here in Wisconsin. With this legislation, the states can begin to reassert their historic national defense responsibilities and to honor the Constitution's genius for distributing power over issues of war and peace. More information is available at: www.wnpj.org/guard and www.bringtheguardhome.org/ . -- Todd E. Dennis 715-533-2887 todd@ivaw.org U.S. Navy 1997-2003 IVAW: WI State Coordinator, President Chapter 7, [url][http://www.ivaw.org[/url] Board Member, VFP Chapter 25, [url]http://www.veteransforpeace.org[/url] Outreach Staff, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, [url]http://www.wnpj.org[/url] (MEDIA ADVISORY ) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 15, 2009 CONTACT: Todd Dennis, 715-533-2887, [email]todd@ivaw.org[/email], WI State Coordinator: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Outreach Staff: Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice Dennis Coyier, 608-839-5452, [email]decoy1@verizon.net[/email], Resolutions Chair: Democratic Party of Dane County, member of Veterans for Peace Ben Manski, 608-257-1606, [email]manski@libertytreefdr.org[/email], National Coordinator: Bring the Guard Home - It's the Law Campaign
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin Calls for Support of AB 203

Bill would create a state statute mandating the governor to review legitimacy of Guard federalizations

Madison, WI – On Saturday, June 13 th the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) approved a floor resolution calling on Democratic legislators to support Assembly Bill 203, introduced by Spencer Black (D-77) in April. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.

"This wouldn’t affect the current deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan," Spencer Black said about the bill. "It will be valuable to establish an orderly process so that anytime our brave men and women are deployed to an overseas conflict, that it’s done properly."

The approved resolution states: WHEREAS, under the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, Congress federalized national guard battalions for the limited mission of defending the security of the United States against Iraq;

WHEREAS, Iraq was never a threat and yet Wisconsin’s National Guard remains deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan;

WHEREAS, stronger measures are needed to ensure that Wisconsin’s National Guard is not unlawfully federalized; and

WHEREAS, AB 203 will require the governor to examine future federalization orders and report to the appropriate standing committees;

THEREFORE, RESOLVED, the DPW urges Wisconsin legislators to endorse and support AB 203.

By approving this resolution the DPW joins a broad coalition of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Green Party, and many other citizens working to reform how the National Guard is used. Concerned citizens are encouraged to contact their state legislators and ask them to support AB 203.

“Bring the Guard Home! It’s the Law.” is a national movement of state campaigns to end unlawful overseas deployment of our National Guard. There are active campaigns in over 20 states working with state legislators to pass bills such as AB 203 here in Wisconsin. With this legislation, the states can begin to reassert their historic national defense responsibilities and to honor the Constitution's genius for distributing power over issues of war and peace. More information is available at: www.wnpj.org/guard and www.bringtheguardhome.org/ .
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Todd E. Dennis
715-533-2887
todd@ivaw.org

U.S. Navy 1997-2003
IVAW: WI State Coordinator, President Chapter 7, [http://www.ivaw.org
Board Member, VFP Chapter 25, http://www.veteransforpeace.org
Outreach Staff, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, http://www.wnpj.org

(MEDIA ADVISORY )

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 15, 2009

CONTACT: Todd Dennis, 715-533-2887, todd@ivaw.org, WI State Coordinator: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Outreach Staff: Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice

Dennis Coyier, 608-839-5452, decoy1@verizon.net, Resolutions Chair: Democratic Party of Dane County, member of Veterans for Peace

Ben Manski, 608-257-1606, manski@libertytreefdr.org, National Coordinator: Bring the Guard Home - It's the Law Campaign