So, what was the emergency?
I am writing this to pose a question. Perhaps one of my more learned friends can answer the question. Please feel free to post an answer, either here or on Facebook, because I’m going to link this on my Facebook page. I know and understand that the National Guard can be mobilized to assist state and local governments in emergencies, such as natural and / or "man created" (formerly known as acts of terrorism) disasters and civil disturbances. What I did not realize is that they can also be mobilized for non-emergency civilian law enforcement duties. Maybe I wasn't paying attention somewhere along the line. Seems I should know these things. Maybe I didn’t know because the National Guard was never mobilized when I was a cop and a Mayor was inaugurated in York, PA. When I read last week that in excess of 6,000 National Guard 1 troops were "sworn in" as civilian law enforcement personnel, or to supplement civilian law enfor...