Defend the Guard Action Center | SOUTH CAROLINA
Take Action to Defend the Guard
Join us in taking action to support H3308 to ensure that the South Carolina National Guard is only deployed with proper congressional authorization, as the Constitution requires. Your voice is crucial in this legislative process.
The South Carolina Defend the Guard Act is currently in the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, where it must pass by a majority vote to move forward in the legislative process.
Residents of the state should take the following steps to help the bill advance.
Step 1: Contact the Committee Chair
Reach out to Chair Sylleste H. Davis at 803.734.3046. Let her know you’d like her to schedule a hearing for H3308 and express your support for moving the bill forward.
Step 2: Contact the Committee Members
Call each member of the Committee. Let them know you support H3308 and encourage them to vote in favor.
Be firm, but courteous and professional.
Vice Chair: Bobby Cox – 803.212.6883
Thomas Beach – 803.212.6931
Joseph Bustos – 803.212.6880
Brandon Cox – 803.212.6886
Sarita Edgerton – 803.212.6792
Wendell Gilliard – 803.212.6793
Christopher Hart – 803.734.3061
Harriet Holman – 803.212.4474
Wendell Jones – 803.212.6941
Josiah Magnuson – 803.212.6876
W. Scott Montgomery IV – 803.212.6790
JA Moore – 803.212.6890
Jordan Pace – 803.212.6879
Richard Sanders – 803.212.6889
Heath Sessions – 803.212.6780
Joseph White – 803.212.6951
Step 3: Contact your own state senator and representative
Urge them each to co-sponsor and support H3308 as well. A phone call is far more effective than an email.
You can find their contact information here:
https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/
Step 4: Spread the word
Share this Action Alert widely by email and post on social media.
What is Defend the Guard?
The Defend the Guard Act is a critical piece of legislation aimed at ensuring that the state’s National Guard is not deployed into active duty combat unless Congress passes an “official declaration of war” or takes an official action pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 of the Constitution for the United States.
Articles: Defend the Guard
Articles: War Powers
- War Powers: The True History of James Madison, the Constitution and the War of 1812
- War Powers: The True History of Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates
- War Powers: The True History of George Washington and the Indian Tribes
- War Powers: The True History of John Adams and the Quasi-War with France