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minus-squarepleasegoaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·7 hours agoGavin Newson specifically said that he did not ask for or need the 2,000 troops and that sending to LA would only make things worse. Sooo, there’s that.
minus-squarewetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 hours agoLegally I believe the National Guard must be mobilized for a legal reason and until Trump has identified an actual cause, he cannot mobilize them himself. So Newson should just order them to stand down. Newson hasn’t done that though.
Gavin Newson specifically said that he did not ask for or need the 2,000 troops and that sending to LA would only make things worse.
Sooo, there’s that.
Legally I believe the National Guard must be mobilized for a legal reason and until Trump has identified an actual cause, he cannot mobilize them himself. So Newson should just order them to stand down.
Newson hasn’t done that though.