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"Under Title X of the US Code, the President has plenary authority..."

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Considering that that's not one of the conditions that grants the President the authority to federalize the Guard, Trump should probably come up with some other justifications if he wants any hope of the courts allowing him to do it.
What other reason would he have?
 
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So, in essence, Miller is claiming that Trump, as president, has absolute power to deploy the National Guard wherever he wants, for whatever reason he wants, and that he does not believe that the Courts (or state governors) have the authority to stop him. This should, I would hope, sound alarm bells in every American's head.

Title 10 of the U.S. Code grants the President authority over the National Guard and provides specific powers for their deployment, particularly within the United States during domestic emergencies established by the Constitution.

What emergency?
 
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Whatever qualifies was covered by Miller. One can either agree or disagree with what he said.

Whether one agrees or disagrees is irrelevant - this is a legal issue, not a matter of opinion.
 
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I wanted to see if you or someone else had possible ulterior motives to offer.
Why would I speculate about ulterior motives? We're talking about whether or not the President has legal justification for his actions.
 
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Oh so what he's describing is null and void if he doesn't use the magic word.

It's null and void if he can't produce the evidence to back up it up...whatever words he uses. And apparently, you can't either.
 
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Whether one agrees or disagrees is irrelevant - this is a legal issue, not a matter of opinion.
It's a matter of opinion for everyone not in authority to make that decision.
 
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It's null and void if he can't produce the evidence to back up it up...whatever words he uses. And apparently, you can't either.
What difference does it make what I can do? I'm just as powerless in the matter as you are.
 
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It's a matter of opinion for everyone not in authority to make that decision.
Right, and opinions are, again, irrelevant. Because this is a legal question.

Saying "I agree with Miller on this" (or "I disagree with Miller") is meaningless to the question of whether or not what Trump is doing is legal.
 
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What difference does it make what I can do? I'm just as powerless in the matter as you are.


Servus said:

Title 10 of the U.S. Code grants the President authority over the National Guard and provides specific powers for their deployment, particularly within the United States during domestic emergencies established by the Constitution.

We are discussing what constitutes an emergency.
 
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