True. But I still think it shows the elites in our country care only about themselves. Biden/Pelosi/DoD could have thrown the district some help... but they only worry about these people:srothstein wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:13 pmAs I understand it, the difference is the control and not the location, people, or money. DC had to go through the DoD to get them activate because it is not a state. Martha's Vineyard is in a real state and the governor has control of the activation of the guard if the state is paying the bill instead of the feds. This is also how Abbott was able to activate the guard for border security when Biden did not want it.
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...and their bosses who spend time in Martha's Vineyard, Kykuit, and wherever else the moneymen are found.