By Bill Wilson
Americans are increasingly unwilling to heed the globalist call to ensnare the U.S. in overseas conflicts that do not benefit Americans, and a growing movement to end unconstitutional acts of war is gaining rapid support across the country.
In Tuesday’s Texas Republican primary, an overwhelming majority of voters sent a strong signal to Washington to end intervention in forever wars by advancing Defend The Guard legislation. Republicans passed a Ballot Proposition that calls on Texas to “prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.” This is a testament to how strong of a commitment a growing body of conservatives have to demanding Congress acts judiciously before entering foreign wars.
The United States Constitution states that Congress has the sole power to declare war, but globalist warmongers have used loopholes to intervene in foreign conflicts for the duration of modern history, causing immense suffering and financial burden to the American people.
Texas is the latest in a series of states to advance legislation intended to force Congress to abide by the Constitution’s original intent and declare war before entering foreign conflicts. Defend The Guard legislation is advancing in other states, including recent moves in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate. In addition, veteran groups like the American Legion Posts, are adopting Defend The Guard positions.
While it is primarily conservative and veteran groups advancing this important legislation, a growing share of the public is weary of the United States continuing to involve ourselves in foreign disputes – particularly the costly Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Americans have a strong appetite for ending U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict that shows no end in sight, with a Gallup poll showing 61% of Americans say there should be an end date for providing aid to Ukraine, while just 37% say there should be no limit.
It is largely Republicans demanding a structured end date, with 84% of Republicans and 63% of Independents compared to 34% of Democrats saying there should be a limit to the length of time the U.S. provides support to Kiev.
An earlier poll from the New York Times/Siena College found GOP voters oppose continuing to provide Ukraine with aid by an eight-point margin, 52% to 44%, and younger voters, those without a college education, and minorities feel this way the strongest.
GOP voters under 30 oppose continuing to provide Ukraine with funding by 37 points, 65% to 28%. Millennials between age 30-44 oppose continued intervention by 19 points, 58% to 39%, and Gen X voters between 45-64 oppose intervention by 17 points, 57% to 40%.
Minorities, particularly Hispanics, strongly oppose continuing to provide funding to Ukraine. Hispanics oppose continued intervention by 42 points, 70% to 28. Whites narrowly oppose continuing to intervene by 4 percentage points, 46% to 50%, and Blacks oppose intervention by 24 points, 52% to 28%.
Non-college voters are also highly critical of continuing to involve the U.S. in forever wars, with non-college voters opposing intervention in Ukraine by 18 points, 57% to 39%. College-educated voters favor intervention by 9 points, 53% to 44%.
While the institutional left has been quick to condemn conservative demands to scale back involvement in Ukraine as a “softening stance on Russia”, this is largely missing the point.
Conservatives and advocates of scaling back foreign intervention are demanding Congress follows the Constitution and judiciously attempts to keep the U.S. out of foreign conflicts unless absolutely necessary. Americans are not for the most part “softening” on Russia, but they are reading the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a lost cause which taxpayers cannot continue to sink resources into, particularly when our own border is left neglected. Advancements in legislation that curbs U.S. intervention without a declaration of war puts America First and ensures our Constitution is not bypassed by nefarious interests.
Bill Wilson is the former president of Americans for Limited Government.
