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There has been a decline in recruitment for the military as of late, meaning that there likely will be a greater reliance on National Guard servicemen as time goes on.

by David Brady

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/states-rights-and-anti-interventionism-is-rising

Super Tuesday saw Donald Trump sweep all possible state delegates except for the state of Vermont. However, hovering just below the surface were a series of propositions that were voted on by the Texas Republican Party. Various propositions touched on topics of gold as legal tender, border security, and school choice, but the most interesting was Proposition 6. Proposition 6 reads as follows: “The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war. YES or NO.”

The Texas GOP voters voted over 84% in favor of this proposition that would halt the national guard from being deployed abroad. The scale is astonishing as well, as 84% is near 1.9 million Texans. This proposition is commonly called “Defend the Guard” legislation.

This is a part of a growing trend of states exerting their influence over their National Guards. Those interested in peace are particularly interested in this mission, to prevent further men and women being deployed overseas for undeclared wars.

The Army National Guard is commonly deployed overseas to serve in overseas theaters like Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. In Operation Iraqi Freedom alone, The Washington Post reports 482 National Guard members that were killed abroad. The Council on Foreign Relations goes further to call the role of the National Guard “vital” as over 1 million guardsmen have deployed overseas to serve.

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