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Vermont’s Defend the Guard Act sparks a fiery constitutional showdown: it demands the governor verify that any combat deployment of the National Guard must have Congress’s explicit approval — a direct challenge to presidential overreach after deployments to Venezuela and Iran without congressional consent. Supporters argue it’s essential to uphold the Constitution’s war powers clause, while critics, including a key committee chair, claim it oversteps federal authority. With the opponent retiring, momentum is building to pass the bill — ensuring Vermont’s Guard members aren’t sent into harm’s way without proper legal footing and reinforcing the balance of power our founding documents demand.

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