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Comment by John23832

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

Though I guess the loop hole here is that the National Guard would in this case be acting under "state authority" given that typically state-like actions for DC are deferred to Congress. The open question being whether the Executive branch could act independently, or whether they still need explicit authorization from Congress.

parent John23832 1 year ago

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