Special Report #3 — 10 U.S.C. § 12406: Presidential Authority & the Court’s Misplaced Focus

Описание: In this Special Report #3 clip, Rob & Lou break down how the court interpreted 10 U.S.C. § 12406, the statute that authorizes the President to call state National Guard units into federal service. While the majority zeroed in on subsection (3) — the requirement that the President be “unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States”— Rob & Lou explain why that reading misses the broader constitutional and statutory framework.

This segment highlights Justice Brett Kavanaugh's reading of the law how the President can rely on the Insurrection Act and § 12406 together, and why it is impractical and historically unsupported to require the President to exhaust or deploy active‑duty forces before turning to the National Guard. The statute was designed to give the President flexibility, not to impose a rigid sequencing requirement that would delay federal response in moments of crisis.

Rob & Lou walk through how the majority’s narrow focus on subsection (3) ignores the statute’s other triggers — invasion and rebellion — and overlooks the President’s Article II authority as Commander in Chief. They explain how the dissent emphasized the real‑world operational needs of federal response, and why the President’s ability to call up Guard units has always been understood as a practical, immediate tool, not a last resort.

If you want to understand how courts interpret presidential authority during domestic emergencies — and why § 12406 remains central to that debate — this clip delivers the clarity the public rarely receives.

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