Wisconsin Green Party and Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Call for Governor Doyle to Reject Further Deployment of Wisconsin National Guard

Wisconsin Green Party
www.wisconsingreenparty.org

December 19th, 2006

The Wisconsin Green Party and the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin join in calling upon Governor Doyle to reject and resist any proposed Pentagon rule changes that would allow the further deployment of the Wisconsin National Guard beyond the current 24-month limit. 

Both parties take the position that the Wisconsin National Guard was founded to provide security in the case of domestic unrest and to help the state deal with natural disasters. 

"Deployment for occupation of a foreign land is a misuse of our Wisconsin National Guard," said Jim Maas, Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin and a Guard veteran. "We call on Governor Doyle to bring our Wisconsin Guard troops home now." 

Wisconsin Greens have organized and participated in rallies and vigils to stop the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. At their Spring Gathering and Membership meeting in West Bend, WI on April 29th, 2006, the Wisconsin Green Party passed a resolution calling upon Governor Doyle to veto further deployment of National Guard troops to Iraq and surrounding areas. 

"Governor Doyle must use his authority as commander in chief of the Wisconsin National Guard to stand up to any new Pentagon rules that will allow any additional deployment of National Guard troops beyond the current 24 months," said Nelson Eisman, former Wisconsin Green candidate for Governor. "Furthermore, we call upon him to exercise his authority to keep the Wisconsin National Guard within its constitutional mandate, and bring the troops home now." 

MORE INFORMATION

Wisconsin Green Party www.wisconsingreenparty.org
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin www.lpwi.org/pws/

April 29th Resolution calling on Governor Doyle to veto further deployment of National Guard troops http://wisconsingreenparty.org/blogs/WIGPnews/archives/2006_04.shtml