Oregon governor tells Trump she'll REFUSE to send National Guard troops to the Mexican border if he calls them up – and she's allowed to say no
'If @realDonaldTrump asks me to deploy Oregon Guard troops to the Mexico border, I'll say no,' says Oregon's Democratic governor Kate Brown
Presidents can call up National Guard units using two different legal authorities, both enacted by Congress in 1956
Trump used the weaker of the two on Wednesday, putting the burden on governors to order Guard to duty 'for operational Homeland Defense activities'
That means Oregon's governor and others can ignore the president's order entirely – or refuse it publicly
By David Martosko, Us Political Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 11:38 EDT, 5 April 2018 | Updated: 13:26 EDT, 5 April 2018
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