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National Guard 'follows the Constitution,' general says of troops possibly deployed to polls (northdakotamonitor.com)
submitted 5 months ago by [M] to c/politics@sh.itjust.works
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The National Guard’s top general told Congress on Friday that it would follow the Constitution and the law when he was asked about the possibility President Donald Trump would order troops to polling places for the midterm elections.

The remarks at a U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee hearing came as Democratic lawmakers also voiced unease over the continuing deployment of nearly 2,500 National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

Federal law prohibits the deployment of the military to polling places unless necessary “to repel armed enemies of the United States” and violations are punishable by up to five years in prison.

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[–] 5 points 5 months ago

Imagine the grandchildren of those guard members regaling the tales of how grandpa spent hard-fought months at war with the dandelions of DC

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