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Alaska Joint Armed Services Committee to put Trump policies on blast in hearing

The Alaska Legislature’s Joint Armed Services Committee will meet the day after Veterans Day in the Anchorage Legislative Information Office’s Denali Room to receive updates on disaster response and federal defense policy concerns.

The meeting, which will be teleconferenced, includes a briefing on the Typhoon Halong disaster update from key leaders in Alaska’s emergency response network:

  • Colonel (ret.) Craig Christenson, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

  • Bryan Fisher, Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

  • Brigadier General Brian Kile, Commander of the Alaska Air National Guard and Assistant Adjutant General

The committee will also review the Joint Armed Services Committee Statute Restructuring Project, a legislative effort it says is to modernize and clarify the framework guiding Alaska’s coordination with federal defense and emergency entities.

A third presentation will focus on Democrats’ constitutional concerns about Department of War policies and actions in 2025, featuring two retired military legal experts:

  • Colonel (ret.) Karen Fair, J.D., LL.M., General Counsel and Vice President of “Improving One Life at a Time”

  • Lt. Colonel (ret.) Daniel Maurer, Associate Professor of Law at Northern Ohio University

Both are expected to address critically how recent DOW directives intersect with constitutional limits and state sovereignty issues that have emerged this year.

Maurer has been notably critical this year on military-related legal and ethical issues, with a particular emphasis on civil-military relations, the constitutional duties of senior officers, and the implications of potentially unlawful or what he has called “corrupt” presidential orders.
On Sept.24, Maurer participated in a Harvard Law School National Security Journal event discussing his forthcoming article, “The Generals’ Constitution in Extremism: Civil Rights, Civilian Supremacy, and a National Security Commitment ‘Most Severely Tested.’”
The article directly addresses what senior military officials (e.g., generals and admirals) should do when receiving a “constitutionally corrupt order” from President Trump, such as one violating civil rights or exceeding lawful authority.
Maurer argues this scenario represents a severe test of civilian supremacy and the military’s oath to the Constitution, emphasizing ethical imperatives for refusal or resignation over blind obedience.
The joint committee is co-chaired by Democrat Sen. Scott Kawasaki of Fairbanks and Democrat Rep. Andrew Gray of Anchorage, both of whom supported Kamala Harris for president. Only three members of the 10-member committee have actual military experience, and with Sen. Mike Shower having resigned to run for lieutenant governor, there is one position that needs to be filled.
The Nov. 12 hearing at 1 pm is open to the public and can be followed online or by phone through the Legislature’s teleconference system.
https://thealaskastory.com/legislatures-education-task-force-meets-to-continue-funding-strategies/

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3 thoughts on “Alaska Joint Armed Services Committee to put Trump policies on blast in hearing”

  1. Could be worse, they could have included Dumb-bar for his vast military knowledge, guaranteeing cluster-intercourse.nothing as useful as a JAG -OFFicer like him

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  3. It would be more helpful if Alaska legislators would stay in their lane and do something meaningful for Alaska base military members and their families. K-12 education and spouse employment are just two examples. DoW directives on the above topic are not their job—and frankly DoW doesn’t care what they think.

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