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Send state troopers after the national guard. Nothing matters anymore. Form a california militia, fuck all. Send a message to the gangs that they won't prosecute crimes against the national guard because this is self-defense.
That would incite civil war.
Great way to start civil war.
The national guard is the state's militia.
The California National Guard is militia from the state of California, but it is not the state's militia. The state also has the California State Guard, which is exclusively under the authority of the governor.
Many (Most?) states have their own dedicated militia, as well as National Guard units.
Not quite, I'm related to someone in my States guard and they focus more on humanitarian efforts and disaster response but they are trained as a militia and under the governor's command separate from the national guard
Okay, well I can do you one better. I was in the Air National Guard myself. The NG and ANG are most definitely state militias.
NG and ANG units are not exclusively state militias. They are also federal militias. The federal government can activate NG and ANG units into both state and federal service.
The State Guard can only be activated by the state's governor.
Correct about the NG and ANG. I have never heard of a State Guard until now.
I've only run across them a couple times. My state has fewer than 200 State Guardsmen.
IMO, It's more of a legal framework than a military force. The state's National Guard could be decapitated, and its body grafted in place under the SG.
Form a new one, nothing matters anymore.
No, the state guard is the state's militia.
Start emergency roadwork right outside ICE facilities.
None of this is gonna happen.