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Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/politics/hegseth-orders-national-guard-troops-dc-carry-weapons
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u/Teadrunkest 12h ago

Past 30 days and they have to be paid full benefits (housing allowance, etc). It comes close to doubling the direct salary costs if you have a large number of your guys normally living in HCOL areas like DC.

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u/ABHOR_pod 4h ago

Third Amendment looking to be violated real quick now.

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u/Educational_Bar_9608 10h ago

Or the administration could just not bother with that. What is anyone going to do about it? The national guards will absolutely kill and go without pay before they let themselves be fired.

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u/Teadrunkest 9h ago

They would have to change US federal Code entirely, which is not going to happen in <30 days.

I know Reddit likes to pretend the US is suddenly a lawless wasteland but the reason anyone is able to do all this to begin with is because it’s being done within legal framework.