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To: Mudcat
I believe the Stafford Act allows the President to use the National Guard during emergencies

He can call them into federal service for national emergencies. But federal troops cannot be used to enforce the law unless the governor asks for them.

69 posted on 08/26/2020 11:27:41 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

You might find this interesting: “Federal law still restricts the president’s use of National Guard forces to enforce federal laws within U.S. borders, unless it’s to suppress an insurrection [source: Congressional Research Service].”

Ref: https://science.howstuffworks.com/national-guard.htm


87 posted on 08/26/2020 11:51:08 AM PDT by Mudcat (What would Reagan do?)
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