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(2,019 posts)
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:05 PM Sep 2025

Pritzker and Newsom and other Blue State leaders need to activate THEIR National Guard because

there's a rumor that possible illegal governmental employees may be coming to their states to do illegal acts.
If they call out thieir guard first to quell any potential problems, there's no need for troops at the federal level to be there also...unless the governors request them.
And their guard has the right to demand identification (and keep the names) from those who may be trouble makers. OK?

Isn't that right?

At least it makes sense until ruled against.

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marble falls

(72,543 posts)
1. Remembering and having a counter plan when Trump has the Pentagon activate them from under the Governor's call.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:17 PM
Sep 2025

kysrsoze

(6,455 posts)
4. I completely agree. Is this not an emergency situation? He'll keep doing it if we don't fight back.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 11:26 PM
Sep 2025

mackdaddy

(1,991 posts)
6. I think it would at least be a good legal argument in federal court.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 11:55 PM
Sep 2025

The National Guard is supposed to be subject to the Governor of the state. If the Governor is already using the Guard, then it would be harder for Trump to over ride that and try to federalize them.

The judge in CA just ruled that Trump violated the law in what he did there, of course that will be appealed again.

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