As an active duty Marine, I know firsthand that freedom is never free. Every day, I serve alongside men and women who put everything on the line to defend our Constitution. But even while we wear the uniform, we’re reminded that the battles don’t end overseas. Sometimes, the toughest fights are here at home. And with the passage of Senate Bill 694, California just dealt veterans a heavy blow.

SB 694, authored by state Sen. Bob Archuleta, was marketed as “protection.” In reality, it’s paternalism disguised as law. With the Governor’s signature, it is now illegal for unaccredited advisors, many of them veterans themselves, to assist their brothers and sisters in navigating the maze of the VA claims system. Worse, veterans who turn to the “wrong” kind of help risk seeing their entire claims

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