But how will you be able to call in the National Guard to commit a massacre of workers on strike?
unless they are mobilized by the president.
So is this purely performative or is there some case where this would somehow be relevant?
The state only has so much authority.
They have as much authority as they can get away with claiming. Since the president is brazenly defying laws, courts, and the constitution, there’s no reason states shouldn’t push for more autonomy, even if that autonomy may be legally contentious.
But really that’s beside the point. If the state government is too afraid to take a meaningful stand on this, they should focus their attention on other pressing issues instead of passing meaningless laws that make people feel better without materially changing anything.
So what happens when Little t mobilizes troops to go to Washington State? Does Washington National Guard fight them?
And it begins.
The article specifies that Montana and Texas already do this, so it’s unlikely to cause much of a stir.
It’s just our governor and legislature trying to protect us. I’m glad to be in Washington.
