MichiDem
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Fri Jun-17-05 09:18 AM
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Can a state governor refuse to send his |
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National Guard troops to Iraq? If not, why not? How could he be punished by the Feds for refusing? Has any governor considered this? Do you think it's a good idea?
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shoelace414
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Fri Jun-17-05 09:19 AM
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1. they are federalized when they leave the country |
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and the president is the commander.
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MichiDem
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Fri Jun-17-05 09:21 AM
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2. So if you don't let them |
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leave your state, what happens?
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shoelace414
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Fri Jun-17-05 09:32 AM
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they are ordered to leave their state, the Governor can't order them to do other things, the president is their Commander in Chief, not the Governor
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Massacure
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Fri Jun-17-05 09:21 AM
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3. So what if the governor calls them up before the federal government does? |
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Edited on Fri Jun-17-05 09:22 AM by Massacure
The federal government cannot pull guard members away from jobs such as fighting fires can they? What if you call them up and have them clear brush before a fire starts?
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Fri Jun-17-05 09:22 AM
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Dukakis tried this and lost. It should be a federal case from the mid-80's.
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ArkDem
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Fri Jun-17-05 09:37 AM
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6. Look at what happened when Orval Faubus tried to use the |
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National Guard to keeps black students from attending Central High School in Little Rock 1957. Eisenhower sent in the 101st Airborne.
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