I would like to see California boldly and forcefully repel this invasion, but I don’t know how it would work.
The California National Guard is part of the National Guard of the United States, a dual federal-state military reserve force.
When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the president serves as Commander-In-Chief. The federal mission assigned to the National Guard is: “To provide properly trained and equipped units for prompt mobilization for war, national emergency or as otherwise needed.”
The governor of California may call individuals or units of the California National Guard into state service during emergencies or special situations. The state mission of the National Guard is: “To provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law.”
When I look at this as Trump and his gang deliberately inciting conflict with state/local governments in order to have an excuse to seize control from them before the next election, the situation becomes even trickier.
If the governor activates them first, it limits the reasons the president can activate them and override the governor.
Of course Trump would try to do it anyway, meaning the NG commander would have to decide who to follow (and let’s be real, it would probably be the president).
States giving up their military power was a mistake. States need to rebuild and restore their State Guards/State Defense Forces. The ability to federalize the National Guard removes its ability to function as the State Militias that it replaced.
No, the mistake was the complete corruption of US politics through naked graft and a FPTP voting system leading to extremist views being the only rallying opposition to reasonable stances.
The government needs to get purged of lobbyists and money.
State militias were never intended to fight the national government. In fact, they were intended to help fight insurrection.
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15. The Congress shall have Power * * * To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.
I would like to see California boldly and forcefully repel this invasion, but I don’t know how it would work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_National_Guard
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When I look at this as Trump and his gang deliberately inciting conflict with state/local governments in order to have an excuse to seize control from them before the next election, the situation becomes even trickier.
If the governor activates them first, it limits the reasons the president can activate them and override the governor.
Of course Trump would try to do it anyway, meaning the NG commander would have to decide who to follow (and let’s be real, it would probably be the president).
States giving up their military power was a mistake. States need to rebuild and restore their State Guards/State Defense Forces. The ability to federalize the National Guard removes its ability to function as the State Militias that it replaced.
No, the mistake was the complete corruption of US politics through naked graft and a FPTP voting system leading to extremist views being the only rallying opposition to reasonable stances.
The government needs to get purged of lobbyists and money.
Why not both ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
No, being able to federalize them was intended. We weren’t supposed to have a standing federal army, only call them up from the militias as needed.
Turned out pretty quick that that didn’t work too well in reality.
It worked fine until we got a bit of that sweet sweet imperialism.
State militias were never intended to fight the national government. In fact, they were intended to help fight insurrection.
Drones being annoying low diving like flys?
Activate the to defend the border. West coast Pacific Ocean border.