Massachusetts governor activates up to 1,000 National Guard members (no reason why)

[Nevilledog]

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/massachusetts-governor-activates-1000-national-guard-members/story?id=72700660

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed an order on Friday obtained by ABC News, activating up to 1,000 National Guard members in the state.

The Republican governor did not cite a specific reason for signing the order.

The activation began on Friday and will continue until "further order" of the state's senior National Guard officer, according to the statement.

The deployment is to "provide necessary assistance to State and local civilian authorities and/or special duty and emergency assistance for the preservation of life and property, preservation of order, and to afford protection to persons," the order says.

The Guard members are being deployed "in the event that municipal leaders require their assistance,” according to a statement released by an unnamed spokesperson for the state's Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, and is "only at the request of, and in coordination with, the communities seeking support.”

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[sinkingfeeling]

1. MF45 is having GOP governors call up guard because he intends to

invade Democratic cities under the banner of 'law and order'. Alabama sending Guard to Wisconsin.

[roamer65]

2. Alabama National Guard in WI is an invasion.

If it happens, it should be seen as such.

[Celerity]

5. Three states sending National Guard members to Wisconsin

https://www.nbc15.com/2020/08/27/three-states-sending-national-guard-members-to-wisconsin/

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - National Guard members from as far away as Arizona are heading to Wisconsin to help assist local law enforcement in Kenosha in the wake of the recent violent protests that have plagued the city since the shooting of Jacob Blake over the weekend. A day after announcing he was asking other states to help quell the protests, Gov. Tony Evers revealed new details about the agreements with three other states for them to provide Guard members, equipment and resources to Wisconsin.

According to the Governor’s Office, troops from Alabama, Arizona, and Michigan will join the Wisconsin Guard members already deployed the city. It did not say how many would be coming from each state. Evers had activated 125 soldiers on Monday and doubled the deployment in each of the next two days. As of Thursday afternoon, the state has deployed 500 Guard members.

The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it was sending in more than 200 federal agents from the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as well. The coming National Guard troops, however, will be under the command of the state’s Adjutant General during their stay. He will maintain operational control, while their home states will hold onto administrative control.

An emergency declaration issued by Evers on Tuesday also allow the Adjutant General’s Office to activate additional elements of the National Guard as he deems necessary. The Governor’s Office noted that local law enforcement is leading the effort in Kenosha and the National Guard members are there in a supporting role, entrusted to protect the city’s infrastructure and public’s safety as well as to preserve people’s right to assemble peaceably.

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[roamer65]

6. Governor Whitmer should stop it.

Michiganders have no business interfering in Wisconsin affairs.

[Baclava]

3. What's going on in Massachusetts? Protests?

[crickets]

4. Well there will be now, if the NG is deployed on the streets.

That might be part of the point.