by Defend the Guard | Mar 29, 2022
Kris Kobach is a Kansas lawyer and politician who has served as the Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party (2007-2009) and Kansas Secretary of State (2011-2019). He acted as an informal advisor to the Donald Trump administration and was a Professor of Law at the...
by Defend the Guard | Mar 28, 2022
Activists took to the statehouse steps on Saturday for a peace rally to share one message. “I’m for states rights and that is all this about,” said Kobach. Senate bill 370 would prevent the state national guard from leaving the state for active duty unless congress...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 6, 2022
A bill that would prevent Kansas National Guardsmen from being called into active duty combat situations unless a federal declaration of war is issued faced push back at a Kansas Senate hearing today. The bill was discussed in the Kansas Senate’s State and...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 6, 2022
A bill before Kansas lawmakers seeks to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates at the National Guard and block deployments without a congressional declaration of war, but concerns about losing federal funding could derail the effort. Senate Bill 370, also known as the Defend...
by Defend the Guard | Feb 6, 2022
On January 31, 2022, the Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee heard testimony regarding S.B. 370, the “Defend the Guard Act.” Five individuals spoke to the committee in-person and remotely, including two military veterans. No person testified...
