National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property.
National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property.
The real problem is that those troops are fucked either way now. I was following orders won’t keep them out of Leavenworth for their participation in this.
Newsom can un-fuck the CA NG troops. He is constitutionally empowered to appoint the officers of the NG units. He can discharge them, effectively disbanding the National Guard units. California has a State Guard as well as National Guard. The State Guard answers solely to the Governor; it cannot be federalized. Newsom can offer the officers and troops commissions in the State Guard or the State Police, while disbanding the National Guard units.