California Governor Gavin Newsom has formally requested Trump administration officials to rescind the order to deploy the National Guard and return control of the force to California, calling the initial order unlawful and “intentionally designed to inflame the situation.”

“I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command,” Newsom wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved. This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed. Rescind the order. Return control to California.”

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    In practical terms, in any given situation where both are giving conflicting or even antagonistic orders, do you listen to the governor of your state or the President of the United States?

    Kinda depends on the orders

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      Spin the scenario around; follow the orders of a sane President or a regressive, criminal Governor?

      Except that judgement call is largely subjective. The above is literally what any conservative voter who happens to be in the Guard would think of the current situation.

      It’s a messy situation to be in, one fraught with desertion, courts-martial, and sabotage.

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        Spin the scenario around; follow the orders of a sane President or a regressive, criminal Governor?

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door

        The above is literally what any conservative voter who happens to be in the Guard would think of the current situation.

        The conservative voter is going to side with the conservative politician, regardless of which office they hold.

        It’s a messy situation to be in, one fraught with desertion, courts-martial, and sabotage.

        Maybe. I guess we’ll see.