Public safetyFinding
A president should be able to send the National Guard into a state over its governor's objection.
Governors normally command their state's National Guard, but federal law lets a president take control of it in some situations. Since 2025, the use of that power to send troops into cities has been challenged in court.
Ben Ray Luján
This unilateral action represents an alarming abuse of executive authority, continues to inflame the situation on the ground, and undermines the constitutional balance of power between the federal government and the states.
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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- Bluesky @lujan.senate.gov (How verified)
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