Louie Gohmert: “The American Legion received its Federal charter in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Today, the Legion is…”

“The American Legion received its Federal charter in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Today, the Legion is America's largest Veterans Service Organization with 2.5 million members. Membership is available to persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces during wartime, including the current war on terrorism, and were honorably discharged or are continuing their service. {time} 1650 The Legion's goals are to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution, promote worldwide peace and goodwill, and preserve the memories of the two world wars and the other conflicts fought to uphold democracy. The Legion also aims to cement the ties and comradeship born of service and to commit the efforts of its members to service to the United States. The American Legion has over 14,000 local posts. The national organization is not designed to have control over all the independent posts. As the Supreme Court of Minnesota has found, local ``posts and State chapters are separately incorporated . . . and the posts all have their own constitutions and bylaws.'' The court found that there was a very limited relationship between the posts and national headquarters.…”