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Re: Trump’s Troubles
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Originally Posted by Chris
The regular army can’t be deployed within the US unless it is an insurrection, although as we’ve now seen thanks to the insurrectionists of 6 Jan 2021, an insurrection doesn’t necessarily require mass shootings before it becomes an insurrection.
In practice though it is more likely to be the national guard that’s called up. A state governor can do that, or the president can go over a governor’s head and ‘federalise’ the guard and deploy them directly.
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I think we’re in agreement on those points - the challenge arises if Noem, Saunders, etc. decide to deploy the NG in support of any insurrectionists..
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