Posted on 01/29/2024 6:30:36 AM PST by Red Badger
Total active "bayonets" in the various branches of the American military...about 1.328 million. How many of those are combat-ready? How many of those would actually be willing to fire on US citizens? (Number above doesn't include other state's NG.) Just remember...the USA hasn't won a major conflict since WW2. Not to mention...America just got their asses handed to them by a bunch of cave-dwellers in Afghanistan. (Makes me weep.)
Also, how many tens of millions of armed US "bayonets" would travel to Texas to help defend this country?
Has it come to that?
Of course...Joe has F-15s and nukes.
When is the Friday deadline?
EC
Consent of DC Mayor to call them up.
Consent of the Speaker of the House to assign them to guard the Capitol grounds.
That would be the job of Congress.
“So Potato Head has no legal authority to activate/control National Guard units.”
Yes by the letter of the law. However, 5 Supreme Court justices can interpret any law, or the Constitution itself, in any way they wish.
“Yes by the letter of the law. However, 5 Supreme Court justices can interpret any law, or the Constitution itself, in any way they wish.”
But then SCOTUS would be wrong, and any plain text unconstitutional edict should be ignored.
that’s checks and balances.
To the states or the people
Laws? Democrat administration? Biden doesn’t have to refer to any laws if he wishes to call up the Guard. Orders will be issued, and the weekend warriors will get in step or risk losing their retirement points.
Quite a few, I think.
“And a significant portion of that 1.328 million are in support duty...”
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Plus, if the military chose to declare “We the people” the enemy...I’d think it would be be a long, unsafe road trip to Texas.
Governor Abbott is coming to understand the reality of what we face.
There are a lot of people who throw rocks at him, His background is Legal. And he won many cases against the Fed Gov abuses while he was AG.
He has been a good Governor of Texas.
Some tell me that he is a member of WEF, there evidently must be something on their web site saying so. But his positions on a lot of their stuff has been shifting. It is obvious.
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