Advocacy

Our Advocacy page is where The Steady State’s coalition of veteran national security, intelligence, and diplomatic professionals translates expert analysis into direct action. Here, we highlight our ongoing efforts to safeguard American democracy and the U.S. Constitution from authoritarian threats and institutional politicization. Through public campaigns, strategic endorsements, policy recommendations, and direct engagement with lawmakers and the media, we leverage our collective decades of national security experience to promote accountability, protect democratic norms, and mobilize support for preserving the rule of law.

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Letter to Congress Requesting Congressional Oversight

We write regarding the announcement that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will be public and subsequent reporting that the Department of Defense intends to livestream it. We are outraged that the Administration is considering live-streaming the execution by firing squad, and strongly urge members of the Senate and the House of Representatives to conduct oversight as regards the issues raised below.

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The Steady State Sends Demand Letter to Department of Homeland Security Over Threats to Protected Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Steady State, an organization of more than 380 former senior U.S. national-security, intelligence, diplomatic, defense, and law-enforcement officials, today sent a formal demand letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) concerning public statements by a senior DHS official threatening “consequences” for individuals engaging in constitutionally protected speech.

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