DOTR
Gold Member
- Oct 24, 2016
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"I’ve emphasized the critical text. Whereas § 502(f) is principally about training, it appears to authorize use of state National Guard troops, in their Title 32 status, for any “operations or missions undertaken ... at the request of the President or Secretary of Defense.” This provision was added to § 502 in the Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization Act, the legislative history of which is somewhat less than clear as to its purpose and scope. And the regulations promulgated under § 502(f)(1) do not appear to provide any further illumination. (The Army’s 2018 Domestic Operational Law Handbook is a bit more insightful, but not as to using § 502(f) like this.) The two things that are clear, in context, are that (1) the provision is voluntary (leaving it up to individual governors whether to provide the requested support); and (2) any National Guard troops so activated would be in Title 32 status—meaning that they would remain under the command and control of the state, not the federal government."So the law is what is wrong schlomoe?
I was going to ask if you typically comment on things you know nothing about but that appears to be self-evident.
DC has no governor schlomoe. Its directly governed by the Federal government.