02-27-2026, 06:59 AM
This post was last modified: 02-27-2026, 07:13 AM by CriticalStinker. 
(02-27-2026, 06:29 AM)Vermilion Wrote: When the states don’t, and can’t, enforce the law, that’s where the feds come in.
It’s specifically written that way in the constitution by the genius founding fathers.
The supremacy clause says the constitution is the supreme law of the land and states can pound sand if they don’t want to follow it.
They should rename it to the FAFO clause. LoL
The Feds typically always have a presence in states, that’s a bit different than the military. For the military it has to be extraordinary circumstances.
A governor can mobilize National Guard with a state of emergency. Though, this is usually done not as a policing matter, but as logistical support after something like a hurricane.
A president can overrule that with the insurrection act, though courts can challenge that.
These are all protections afforded to citizens by the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.
edit: Also, you noted the constitution gives the president power to deploy them domestically. I don’t think it’s as cut and dry as that. It doesn’t explicitly give him the power to deploy domestically to police.



