From an earlier thread:
Once federalized (“Title 10 duty”), a National Guard unit is effectively a part of the US Army (treated as a Active Duty unit in terms of pay and utility) and the home state governor has no say in deployment. The actually logistics of call up can be complicated:
It should be noted that the Militia Act of 1903 is of questionable provenance under the view of Constitutional ‘originalism’, and the Founders never intended for the federal government to have a standing army of any kind (and a limited navy sufficient to patrol coastal waters). In fact, the government is really supposed to dissolve and reconstitute the US Army every two years but has basically retained a standing army since the Mexican-American War (ending in 1848), and a sizable army for pacification or adventurism since the US Civil War. However, the US Supreme Court has regularly rendered judgements in favor of federalization, a permanent military establishment, and even the military draft and Selective Service registration in defiance of original intent and the 13th Amendment.
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