@dgoldsmith

They just insulted the most effective commanding women in the country, maybe in history, and bored them to death.

I wonder wonder wonder what will happen next.

Let's go girl

The #Trump admin said on Tuesday that it would begin a wide-ranging review of current & planned exhibitions at the #Smithsonian Institution, scouring wall text, websites & social media “to assess tone, historical framing & alignment with American ideals.”

The 300 #troops in each of the two headquarters’ locations would be outfitted with weapons & riot gear, the documents say. The first 100 would be ready to move within an hour, with the second & third waves ready to move within two & 12 hours notice, the documents note, or all immediately deployed when placed on high alert.

The quick-reaction teams would be on task for 90 days, the documents said, “to limit burnout.”

One action memo contained in the documents, dated July 22, recommends that #Army #military #police & #AirForce security forces receive additional training for the mission. The document indicates it was prepared for #PeteHegseth by Elbridge Colby, the #Defense Department’s under secretary for #policy.

Carter Elliot, a spox for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), said governors & #NationalGuard leaders are best suited to decide how to support law enforcement during emergencies. “There is a well-established procedure that exists to request additional assistance during times of need,” Carter said, “& the #Trump administration is blatantly & dangerously ignoring that precedent.”

The strategy is further complicated by the fact that #NationalGuard members from one state cannot operate in another state without permission, Nunn said. He also warned that any quick-reaction force established for #CivilUnrest missions risks lowering the threshold for deploying National Guard troops into US cities.

The #Trump admin is relying on a shaky legal theory that the president can act broadly to protect *federal property & functions*, said Joseph Nunn, an attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice who specializes in legal issues germane to the #US #military’s domestic activities.

“You don’t want to normalize routine military participation in law enforcement,” he said. “You don’t want to normalize routine domestic deployment.”

The proposal being evaluated now would allow the president to mobilize #troops & put them on #Title32 orders in a #state experiencing unrest. The documents detailing the plan acknowledge the potential for #political *friction* should the #governor refuse to work with the #Pentagon.

Some #legal scholars expressed *apprehension* about the proposal.
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The other kind, #Title32, is a #federal - #state status where #troops are controlled by their state #governor but federally funded. It also allows more latitude to participate in law enforcement missions. #NationalGuard troops from other states arrived in DC under such circumstances during racial justice #protests in 2020.

#Trump has summoned the #military for #domestic purposes like few of his predecessors.

…#NationalGuard #troops can be mobilized for federal missions inside the #US under two main authorities. The first, under #Title10, puts troops under the president’s direction, where they can SUPPORT law enforcement activity but not perform arrests or investigations.

The proposal, which has not been previously reported, represents another potential expansion of #Trump’s willingness to employ the #ArmedForces on #US soil. It relies on a section of US Code that allows the commander in chief to circumvent limitations on the #military’s use within the US.

Cost projections outlined in the documents indicate that such a mission, if the proposal is adopted, could stretch into the hundreds of millions of dollars should #military aircraft & aircrews also be required to be ready around-the-clock. Troop transport via commercial airlines would be less expensive, the documents say.

The plan calls for 600 #troops to be on standby at all times so they can deploy in as little as one hour, the documents say. They would be split into 2 groups of 300 & stationed at #military bases in Alabama & Arizona, with purview of regions east & west of the Mississippi River, respectively.