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Article: SENATE'S GUARD CAUCUS LEADERS SEND LETTER TO LEADERSHIP OPPOSING BILL RIDERS THAT, WHEN INVOKED, WOULD REMOVE GOVERNORS' DOMAIN OVER NATIONAL GUARD
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 7, 2006
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The office of Sen. Patrick S. Leahy, D-Vt., issued the following press release:
Sens. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the co-chairs of the Senate National Guard Caucus, Thursday released a letter they have sent to the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees in which they ask for removal of a provision in the House and Senate versions of the Defense Authorization Bill - now in conference - that would make it easier for the President to invoke the Insurrection Act and, in turn, to declare martial law. The rider - which is similar in both the House and Senate bills - allows the activation of the military, including the National Guard, in domestic emergencies ...