Originally founded in 2002 as the Iraq Pledge of Resistance, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance models its actions on the campaigns of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We Call Upon Gov. Martin O'Malley to Uphold the Constitution

Keep the Maryland Guard Home

Over 1,300 Maryland Army National Guard and 250 Maryland Air National Guard personnel were deployed to Iraq last year; altogether, 5,900 Maryland National Guard members have been called up since Sept. 2001. These deployments caused financial and emotional suffering and disruption to many Maryland families and impaired our state's ability to respond to emergencies.

Moreover, these deployments are illegal.

It is past time to end them. We ask Gov. Martin O'Malley to review the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, the legal justification for sending our National Guard members to Iraq, and then to refuse to federalize any more Maryland Guard members.

We ask Gov. O'Malley to uphold the law of our land.

Read the text of Senate Bill 501, introduced by Sen. Rich Madaleno.



Richard Madaleno (D-District 18) has introduced legislation, SB 501, in the Maryland State Senate designed to keep the Maryland Guard at home.  Cosponsors include Senators Jamie Raskin (D-20), David Harrington, (D-47), Mike Lenett (D-19), Paul Pinsky  (D-22), and Catherine Pugh (D-40).








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Jill Carter (D-District 41) introduced companion legislation, HB 907, in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Bills Introduced in Maryland General Assembly to Keep the Guard at Home!

Check them out: SB 501 and HB 907