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Last Checked Aug. 20, 2020

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Fri Jun 05 18:06:58 +0000 2020

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Adam Kinzinger @RepKinzinger

1) Sadly, the Guard issue needs a thread: The Guard started as a bunch of farmers who won our independence from the British. The Guard is under the command of each governor, in the current moment many Democratic govs have called up their Guard. Not partisan. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 5, 2020

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Adam Kinzinger @RepKinzinger

@speakerpelosi The Guard was not used when the protest started. They were used when the violence did, and by some Democratic governors. Feel free to ask your Guard questions to them as well, and refer to the Assumption Act of 1802 for chain of command details in DC. — PolitiTweet.org

Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi

As Americans across the country peacefully protest to demand an end to racial injustice and police brutality, we ha… https://t.co/lpsEoMfDth

Posted June 5, 2020

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Adam Kinzinger @RepKinzinger

2) Guard officers like me have both a Federal and State commission. President can call the Guard to federal service for war, (Guard bore a lot of the war burden since 2001), and other areas, but not for riots. Governors can. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 5, 2020

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