8 Dec 2024 8:59 am
Buffalo » 08 Dec 2024, 9:36 am » wrote: ↑ You have got it all wrong, asshole!!!
https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jan/08/2002562063/-1/-1/0/PLANNING-AND-EXECUTION-TIMELINE-FOR-THE-NATIONAL-GUARDS-INVOLVEMENT-IN-THE-JANUARY-6-2021-FIRST-AMENDMENT-PROTESTS-IN-WASHINGTON-DC
On Behalf of the U.S. Army: Statement on the National Guard Response in the District of Columbia From the Secretary of the Army > U.S. Department of Defense > Release
The National Guard deployment to assist the Capitol Police was intentionally delayed. Trump did not request them for protection of the protesters, as you claim!!!
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Established in 1636, the Army National Guard is the oldest component of the U.S. Armed Forces and serves as the primary combat reserve of the U.S. Army. The Army National Guard has played a significant role in all of America's wars and major contingencies since the birth of the nation.
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When can the president use armed forces?
It provides that the president can send the U.S. Armed Forces into action abroad only by declaration of war by Congress, "statutory authorization", or in case of "a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces".
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The President is Commander in Chief of all the armed forces of the United States—the Air Force as well as the Army and the Navy.
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Who has final authority over the National Guard?
Most of the time, state National Guards are activated and commanded by the governors of their respective states or territories, but presidents (with input from top officials) can federalize the guard in certain cases. (The DC National Guard is solely under federal control.)Apr 3, 2024