• not_that_guy05@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    If the government calls the national guarding into a mission, the president cannot use them for whatever the fuck he wants. We just have some Democrats that rather send harsh letters and posts instead of stepping up.

    • MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 hours ago

      We’re no talking about the National Guard, we’re talking about two 11th Airborne Infantry units who has specifically trained for arctic warfare. This is how the period of truly monstrous civil conflict that we all know is coming starts. This right here.

      And in terms of Democrats stepping up: Walz has already staged the Minnesota National Guard and have them at the ready to defend the protesters against ICE and U.S. Army

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      17 hours ago

      Trump isn’t supposed to be able to deploy them without consulting the governor. But that’s not been respected, so I doubt that will be either. But I hope so.

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        13 hours ago

        Yep tradition and courtesy left the government the day trump was sworn in for the second time.