Northern California peace organizations confronted Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Hart at the California National Guard headquarters in Sacramento on Wednesday, July 6, in response to alarming revelations that Guard illegally spied upon three anti-war groups at the State Capitol during a demonstration on Mother's Day. Over 30 members of the three peace organizations and others, after holding a protest in front of the Guard’s office, tried to talk to the Guard Commander, but were stopped at the front door by armed guards. That’s when the activists and reporters confronted Hart, the Guard’s public affairs representative, who met them and reporters at the front door. Police are accused of tracking civilians' constitutionally-protected activities, and spying has been reported to have happened at protests, which is illegal under the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which prevents the U.S. military from participating in domestic law enforcement. Read full report here.