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He offered to dispatch NG, but that request legally had to come from the Capitol Police (which does not report to the Administration branch in any way), just li
by masonic 6y ago
He offered to dispatch NG, but that request legally had to come from the Capitol Police (which does not report to the Administration branch in any way), just like NG can't be deployed in states without the governor specifically requesting same and declaring a formal State of Emergency.
"Not just a good idea... It's the law."
- philwelch 6y agoTechnically, couldn’t he have invoked the Insurrection Act?
- masonic 6y agoFrom Wikipedia: "Before invoking the powers under the Act, 10 U.S.C. § 254 requires the President to first publish a proclamation ordering the insurgents to disperse." It hasn't been invoked without state/local request since Kennedy.