• NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    6 hours ago

    The president can mobilize the national guard of a state within that state, so what Trump doing is legal for all that matters.

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      A lot of National Guard armories are stocked mostly with federal assets too. It’s supposed to be a two way agreement between the state and the federal government. But with all the loopholes being poked into the Posse Comitatus Act it’s quickly turning into a one way deal not in favor of the states.