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minus-squareArghblarg@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoCould the governor preemptively disband the state’s National Guard?
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoNo, but Illinois has a provision for a “state guard” that the governor can assemble.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoCan he poach from the national gaurd?
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI mean, the governor is commander of the Illinois national guard, so it would be easy to excuse service people who wanted to temp with the state guard.
Could the governor preemptively disband the state’s National Guard?
No, but Illinois has a provision for a “state guard” that the governor can assemble.
Can he poach from the national gaurd?
I mean, the governor is commander of the Illinois national guard, so it would be easy to excuse service people who wanted to temp with the state guard.