# Ep. 129 - Defend the Guard w/ Scott Horton, Dan McKnight, Rep. Lee Deming, and Liam McCollum

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Podcast: [The Liam McCollum Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-liam-mccollum-show-1209095)
Published: 2025-08-15T21:30:59+00:00
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## Resource

Liam joined Dan McKnight and Rep. Lee Deming on a panel hosted by Scott Horton at Ron Paul’s 90th birthday BBQ. They discussed the ‘Defend the Guard’ Act, a state-led initiative to prohibit a state’s governor from deploying National Guard troops to foreign conflicts without a declaration of war. Recorded on August 9th, 2025. ENGAGE Follow Scott Horton on X: https://x.com/scotthortonshow?s=21 Listen to The Scott Horton’s Show: https://scotthorton.org/ Follow The Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/ Follow Antiwar dot com: https://antiwar.com/ Follow Bring Our Troops Home on X: https://x.com/troopshomeus?s=21 Sign up to Bring Our Troops Home: https://bringourtroopshome.us/ Follow Liam on X: https://x.com/MLiamMcCollum Follow Human Reaction on X: https://x.com/humanreactionpc Join the Human Reaction Discord server to interact with Liam and the HR community at: https://discord.gg/TwSpuxdt CREDITS The Liam McCollum Show is a Human Reaction Production, hosted by Liam McCollum, produced by Sheehan Works, and edited by Bennett Studios.

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