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31 Dec 2018
asserts · high · alex jones · 01:28:18
#246: April 5-6, 2009
The John Warner Defense Authorization Act allows the president to override governors regarding National Guard deployment.
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The John Warren Defense Authorization Act says the governors serve at the pleasure of the president. The Pentagon issued a directive six months ago saying their job is now crowd control and that the governors serve at the pleasure of the president and are dual-headed officers.

17 Aug 2018
asserts · high · lt col greg hapgood · 00:41:05
#194: February 22-24, 2009
The National Guard is primarily under state control during peacetime and only federalized for war or specific missions.
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Well, you've got to remember that the National Guard, 99% of the time, is, if you're talking about peacetime, belongs to the state in which they are located. Only on occasion do they become federalized. One of those examples, of course, is being mobilized and deployed to go to war or peacekeeping or other kinds of federalized missions. But other than that, the National Guard generally in peacetime belongs to the governor of that state.