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To: Alberta's Child

He will if the Governor does not deal with the situation and put down the violence under the 1807 Insurrection Act. He can also put the state’s NG under his control as they are Federally funded DOD Military reserve units.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act


12 posted on 06/01/2020 11:58:52 PM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: DarthVader
This is from the link you posted (note the bold text):

The Insurrection Act is brief. It allows the president, at the request of a state government, to federalize the National Guard and to use the remainder of the Armed Forces to suppress an insurrection against that state's government.

You’ve actually made my point. The Insurrection Act was amended in 2007 to allow it to be invoked WITHOUT state approval, but that provision was eliminated after all 50 governors unanimously opposed it.

19 posted on 06/02/2020 12:05:29 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("And somewhere in the darkness ... the gambler, he broke even.")
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To: DarthVader

Yes,the Army and Air National Guard are ultimately under the direct control of the Commander-In-Chief,the President.He has the Constitutional authority to deploy *any* member of the Armed Forces *anywhere* he wants.


71 posted on 06/02/2020 4:09:21 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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