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Originally Posted by Corndogger
The National Guard is part of the military. The president can federalize the troops for emergencies and fold them into the army but can't use them to enforce federal law unless the Insurrection Act is invoked. Using them to help deal with the pandemic is totally okay but not to put down protests. Governors can activate their National Guard troops to put down civil unrest but there is an adjunct general that interprets the governor's orders into specific tactical decisions.
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So in a case like this where they are helping to enforcing domestic laws that is permitted given they are operating under the activation of a state governor?