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Lawyers Defending American Democracy strongly opposes the deployment of non-federalized National Guard troops to the border by Texas and South Dakota governors.

Our newest statement, Private Armies Attack the Rule of Law, cautions against such direct threats to our nation’s democracy and urges President Biden to intervene.

In case you missed The Hill's article on LDAD's statement, we encourage you to read the latest:

Lawyers group criticizes Noem, Abbot on National Guard to border
A nonpartisan group of lawyers released a statement on Monday in opposition to the deployment of non-federalized National Guard troops to the border by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), concluding that the states are “way out of their lane.

Continue reading on www.thehill.com

Our statement was also covered in Above the Law. We hope you are moved to read and share our statement and these articles.

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