Honest question. I’ve been told that a President can’t call up the National Guard without a request from a Governor, yet Trump often talks about sending in the National Guard to Minneapolis and Seattle during the 2020 riots, without a request from their Governors. How do you reconcile those two statements?
I believe that Seattle (or was it Portland) had federal buildings, which the President can protect without permission from the governor. I’m not sure if the NG was used in Washington, but Federal Marshalls were there, putting up a good fight.
Myself, I’d have gunned down dozens of commie punks, but that is why I’m not President.
***Honest question. I’ve been told that a President can’t call up the National Guard without a request from a Governor, yet Trump often talks about sending in the National Guard to Minneapolis and Seattle during the 2020 riots, without a request from their Governors. How do you reconcile those two statements?
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There is a difference between Title 10 and Title 32 mobilizations.
“When mobilized (or activated) under Title 10 U.S.C., you are directed by the president to report for active duty in an official capacity. You are being activated for federal active-duty military service.”
“Activation under Title 32 U.S.C. means that your state’s governor has been authorized or directed by the president to mobilize or activate the National Guard in your state. You perform on active duty under state control, but with pay and benefits provided by the federal government.”
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