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Adjutant General, veterans oppose proposed Executive Council veto over National Guard deployments
Summary
CACR 26 would allow the Executive Council to vote to overturn a governor’s decision to deploy the National Guard. The Adjutant General and veterans’ organizations testified strongly against the measure, warning it would politicize the Guard, create command confusion and impede emergency response.
Representative Howard presented CACR 26, a constitutional amendment that would allow the Executive Council to hold a vote to withhold approval of National Guard deployments in specified instances. The sponsor described the proposal as a narrow check to prevent "unnecessary out of state deployments" and to ensure that deployments receive broader elected‑leadership…
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