Six state governors have declared support for Texas so far: South Dakota Montana Oklahoma Florida Virginia Georgia
insane how little coverage an incipient constitutional crisis is getting. kinda ominous tbh lol haha
UPDATE: 16 states now lol lmao
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Each state has regiments of national guard that are under the control of the governor of that state. The president can "federalize" the national guard putting them under his control. To further add confusion some states have State Guards that are state controlled militias.