National Guard yes... Federal Troops no..
Is the National Guard oath, the same as all military oaths?
Yeah, that's getting closer to how I feel.
Yet even now, there are lots of exceptions in the law for federal troops.
For example, the National Guard unit in my town was deployed (under federal command) for security duty at the Atlanta Olympics. Other federal troops were used by the first President Bush to help put down the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles. Other federal troops have been deployed to help with security and cleanup after a natural disaster like an hurricane. I could go on.
I really don't have a problem with these roles, and I'm wary of journalists who try to get people all alarmed about "federal troops enforcing the law."