Stalled Guard Bill Gains Popularity

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Washington Times
August 12, 2008
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MONTPELIER, VT -- A bill barring the Vermont National Guard from being sent to Iraq may not have gotten far in the Legislature, but it seems to have spawned a national movement.
More than a half-dozen state legislatures will consider similar bills in the coming months, said Ben Manski, a Wisconsin man who was in Montpelier on Monday as part of his work supporting such initiatives.
The Vermont bill was introduced in January by Rep. Michael Fisher, Lincoln Democrat, who said that the legal authorization for the use of National Guard troops in Iraq had expired. The conditions that were the basis for the war - including United Nations' resolutions and the ousting of Saddam Hussein - no longer exist, Mr. Fisher said. Another authorization allowing the overseas use of National Guard troops is needed, or they should return home, supporters of the bill argue.
 
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