by Defend the Guard | Mar 18, 2021
For the third year in a row. Delegate Patrick McGeehan (R-Hancock) failed in his effort to bring his Defend the Guard Act to a floor vote. The bill, numbered 2138 this year, would prohibit the West Virginia National Guard and its members from being deployed to combat...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 16, 2021
On March 12, 2021, Delegate Pat McGeehan (R-Hancock) argued in favor of a motion before the West Virginia House of Delegates that would have discharged his “Defend the Guard” legislation to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration, bypassing the...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 16, 2021
Every week, Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin of Idaho hosts a “Capitol Clarity” event in Boise to get voters more involved and informed about the political process. On February 25, 2021 she hosted a mock legislative hearing where regular Idaho citizens...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 5, 2021
On the March 2, 2021 episode of Cowboy State Politics, host David Iverson interviewed State Rep. Ocean Andrew (R-District 46) and local real estate agent and activist April Poley about House Bill 208, “Defend the Guard.” “The United States has been...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 3, 2021
A debate over the military industrial complex is raging in West Virginia. The debate was kicked off in the West Virginia legislature again this year by Patrick McGeehan, a Republican member of the House of Delegates from the northern panhandle. McGeehan has...
