6 Who ordered natl guard (7000 troops) in DC? posted 97 days ago by lordvon 97 days ago by lordvon +6 / -0 10 comments share 10 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (10) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – Babayagatx 1 point 97 days ago +1 / -0 Generally speaking, it is local government which requests National guard from the federal government. Although it has to be sanctioned by the pentagon, they generally do not deploy unless requested by state or local officials. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – lordvon [S] 1 point 97 days ago +1 / -0 generally. but is this the general case? permalink parent save report block reply
Generally speaking, it is local government which requests National guard from the federal government. Although it has to be sanctioned by the pentagon, they generally do not deploy unless requested by state or local officials.
generally. but is this the general case?