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[–] 40 points 1 year ago (6 children)

If the governor activates them first, it limits the reasons the president can activate them and override the governor.

Of course Trump would try to do it anyway, meaning the NG commander would have to decide who to follow (and let's be real, it would probably be the president).

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    States giving up their military power was a mistake. States need to rebuild and restore their State Guards/State Defense Forces. The ability to federalize the National Guard removes its ability to function as the State Militias that it replaced.

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  • [–] 60 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No, the mistake was the complete corruption of US politics through naked graft and a FPTP voting system leading to extremist views being the only rallying opposition to reasonable stances.

    The government needs to get purged of lobbyists and money.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    State militias were never intended to fight the national government. In fact, they were intended to help fight insurrection.

    Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15. The Congress shall have Power * * * To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions.

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