• Placebonickname@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I thought the President controlled the US Military but State Guards were authorized by the Gov? Surely Trump isn’t overstepping gave a Newsome because he thinks it gave him. Newsome is part of the problem, right?

    • Revan343@lemmy.ca
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      9 hours ago

      State Guards are controlled by the Governor, the state National Guard isn’t the same as the State Guard

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      15 hours ago

      The president can mobilize the national guard of a state within that state, so what Trump doing is legal for all that matters.

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        15 hours ago

        A lot of National Guard armories are stocked mostly with federal assets too. It’s supposed to be a two way agreement between the state and the federal government. But with all the loopholes being poked into the Posse Comitatus Act it’s quickly turning into a one way deal not in favor of the states.