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Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's posted that "American soldiers policing American citizens on American soil is #UnAmerican." What makes D.C.'s National Guard deployment constitutionally different from state deployments?

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D.C.'s colonial status makes it democracy's blind spot for military deployment. Unlike state governors who must consent to federalization, the President always controls the D.C. Guard. Unlike state re...

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