The California governor said the troops had been left without food or water in federal buildings
Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles under Donald Trump’s orders are reportedly idle and without clear directives, California Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed, calling the situation a political stunt.
The controversy stems from Trump’s decision to send 2,000 Guard troops to Los Angeles over the weekend in response to protests against aggressive ICE operations. On Monday, Newsom said he was informed another 2,000 were en route, even though most of the first wave had not been mobilized.
Only about 300 have been actively deployed, while the rest remained in federal buildings “without orders,” according to Newsom. The governor said the troops had been left without food or water, and accused the White House of misusing military resources to bolster Trump’s image.
Nothing illegal about sitting around and doing nothing… or riot defense against a building though… Which is the only things I’ve seen thus far.
No but its an opportunity to maybe reach some service members and change some hearts and minds.
I mean, I literally started watching Democracy Now! when I was enlisted because I could download it as an MP3 before going underway.
You might be surprised how effective trying to change people can be.
That’s not relevant. Service members have the right and obligation to resist illegal orders, and they should be reminded of that before those illegal orders are handed down.
I’m not in the military but I know many service members, I’d be shocked if their commanding officers didn’t give them warnings about illegal actions.
COs need to hear it, too, since they’ve got the responsibility not to pass those illegal orders down to the boots.
It’s drilled into our heads over and over in training. Everyone knows it’s their duty to refuse illegal orders and there’s absolutely no defense for not doing so.
That was the point I was trying to make.
Using this as an opportunity to re-promote this, but I helped organize this panel back last December because I knew this was coming:
https://youtu.be/HsrwIJcxYWY?t=438
Their federal mobilization was the illegal act.
Except that they have been illegally deployed.
That’s not up to the Joe.
And no they haven’t. They’re under northcom. Northcoms primary duty/role is to respond to these events. My unit was trained for a rotation under for this exact duty back in 2010.
Respond to these events when the governor orders them to. The governor has not ordered them to deploy.
https://www.justsecurity.org/92568/federalizing-national-guard-domestic-use-military/
There is a long and storied history of federalizing the National Guard.
And there are laws in place to allow it.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/12406
But once again… This is not up to the Joe (the rank and file member of the military) to discern.
Edit: No offense to anyone… but it’s clear that none of you have served in any military capacity. Nor have any meaningful knowledge of how any of it works.
There have been reports of them shooting protesters.
Source?
Los Angeles police, National Guard fire thousands of “less lethal” rounds at residents protesting fascist immigration raids.
That was mostly the LAPD. been watching the livestreams all weekend and NG haven’t done shit besides stand around a fed building.