Massachusetts governor activates up to 1,000 National Guard members

[rangerrebew]

Massachusetts governor activates up to 1,000 National Guard members
No immediate reason was given for the deployment.
By
Kiara Brantley-Jones
August 29, 2020, 2:14 PM
 
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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.

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

[Fishrrman]

Maybe he's "expecting something"....?

[Wingnut]

Maybe he's "expecting something"....?

Hmmmmm.

[mountaineer]

Gov. Charlie Baker called 1,000 members of the Massachusetts National Guard into active duty Friday, but almost 72 hours later the administration will not say what, if anything, the activated Guardsmen have done since then or whether the Guard remains active Monday.

Though the governor's order did not give a detailed reason for the activation and his administration said the order was given "in the event that municipal leaders require their assistance," the call-up coincided with a weekend that saw violence crop up at and around demonstrations over policing and racial justice in other parts of the country. ...

NBC Boston

[Wingnut]

Charlie is a GOP Gov.   He is being proactive, error on the side of caution unlike the other demholes.

[PeteS in CA]

Charlie is a GOP Gov.   He is being proactive, error on the side of caution unlike the other demholes.

I'm sure there are plenty of cities in MA with Dem mayors who would gladly handcuff their police departments' response to rioters and looters. This looks like Governor baker might be set to trump those mayors' thug enabling.