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70sEraVet

(4,235 posts) Sat Oct 12, 2024, 02:16 PM Oct 12

Quite well pissed at American Legion leadership right now

I got an email today from the National Headquarters, their newsletter. One of the big announcements was "NEC (National Executive Committee) ADOPTS NEW IMMIGRATION REFORM RESOLUTION"!

The National Executive Committee of The American Legion passed a resolution on immigration reform Wednesday, Oct. 9, during the annual Fall Meetings in Indianapolis that supersedes and rescinds four resolutions.
Resolution No. 10: Immigration Reform, resolved clause states, “That The American Legion opposes federal investment in sanctuary cities and other programs that may undermine the rule of law and incentivize illegal residency;

https://www.legion.org/information-center/news/security/2024/october/nec-adopts-new-immigration-reform-resolution

So, less than a month before this Presidential election, the American Legion leadership is calling for the reinstatement of the Executive Order that Trump issued in 2017, cutting off federal funds going to any 'sanctuary cities', an Executive Order that Biden rescinded as soon as he came in office!
Kind of a back-room endorsement?

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Quite well pissed at American Legion leadership right now (Original Post) 70sEraVet Oct 12 OP

Join your local VFW. Dennis Donovan Oct 12 #1

Not all are eligible. For example, my service was Vietnam "Era", ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 12 #2

Same here, as far as qualifying. 70sEraVet Oct 12 #3

Dennis Donovan

(27,401 posts)

1. Join your local VFW.

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2024, 02:20 PM

Oct 12

https://www.vfw.org/
https://www.vfw.org/find-a-post

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,825 posts)

2. Not all are eligible. For example, my service was Vietnam "Era", ...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 12, 2024, 03:08 PM

Oct 12

... but the Army posted me far away from that conflict, in Stuttgart. So, no VFW for me.

It is annoying that the Legion takes political positions without surveying the membership.

70sEraVet

(4,235 posts)

3. Same here, as far as qualifying.

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 12, 2024, 03:36 PM

Oct 12

I don't think that the Mediterranean could be considered 'hostile waters' during Vietnam.
And as far as 'surveying the membership', I sent numerous letters and emails to National, asking them to take a stand against using Arlington National Cemetery as a campaign ad, and against the verbal and physical harassment of Arlington staff. Never received an acknowledgement.

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