The governor of Oregon says she'll resist any attempt by Donald Trump to deploy her state's National Guard detachment to protect America's southern border, and California's governor appears poised to follow suit.
The president signed a proclamation on Wednesday that orders Defense Secretary James Mattis to 'request use of National Guard personnel to assist' with the Homeland Security Department's existing border patrol operations.
'As Commander of Oregon's Guard, I'm deeply troubled by Trump's plan to militarize our border.
Brown acknowledged in a second posting that '[t]here's been no outreach by the President or federal officials,' but insisted that she has 'no intention of allowing Oregon's guard troops to be used to distract from his troubles in Washington.
Presidents can call up National Guard units using two different legal authorities, both enacted by Congress in 1956.One, known as Title 10, would allow Trump to 'federalize' the Guard, ordering it to assemble for 'active duty.
Trump invoked the weaker Title 32 law, which puts the burden on governors to order the Guard to duty 'for operational Homeland Defense activities,' according to a the National Guard Association of the U.S.That means Oregon's governor and others can ignore the president's order entirely - or refuse it publicly.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, said Wednesday that he welcomes the National Guard order from Washington, and noted that 'Texas has maintained a continuous presence of National Guard members along the border' since he took office.
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The president signed a proclamation on Wednesday that orders Defense Secretary James Mattis to 'request use of National Guard personnel to assist' with the Homeland Security Department's existing border patrol operations.
'As Commander of Oregon's Guard, I'm deeply troubled by Trump's plan to militarize our border.
Brown acknowledged in a second posting that '[t]here's been no outreach by the President or federal officials,' but insisted that she has 'no intention of allowing Oregon's guard troops to be used to distract from his troubles in Washington.
Presidents can call up National Guard units using two different legal authorities, both enacted by Congress in 1956.One, known as Title 10, would allow Trump to 'federalize' the Guard, ordering it to assemble for 'active duty.
Trump invoked the weaker Title 32 law, which puts the burden on governors to order the Guard to duty 'for operational Homeland Defense activities,' according to a the National Guard Association of the U.S.That means Oregon's governor and others can ignore the president's order entirely - or refuse it publicly.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, said Wednesday that he welcomes the National Guard order from Washington, and noted that 'Texas has maintained a continuous presence of National Guard members along the border' since he took office.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5582597/Oregon-governor-tells-Trump-shell-REFUSE-send-National-Guard-troops-Mexican-border.html
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