California, Oregon and Washington announce western states pact

Re:California, Oregon and Washington announce western states... by Fjolsvith on Monday April 13, 2020 @05:47PM (#22860485)

> Your state conglomeration thing can always decide to use the National Guard to prevent outside travelers.

The National Guard serves a dual role. Most of the time, it’s under the control of individual states, with the state governor acting as commander in chief. However, the president can activate the National Guard and place it under federal control. When this occurs, guard units are used to supplement the regular Army, bolstering its forces with additional combat units. [1]

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

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Re:California, Oregon and Washington announce western states... by bjt2n3904 on Monday April 13, 2020 @05:54PM (#22860574)

Well, if the federal government blocks you from using the NG to protect your states, then perhaps your state should... I don't know. Form a militia, and protect itself! Perhaps it could even seize the equipment from the National Guard in a mini-revolution!

It's almost like the constitution was written to enable these things to happen, and prevent a corrupt and/or inept leader from forcing a one-size-fits-all solution on the nation!

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