• @TropicalDingdong
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    Exactly. If you are in DC, you have the DC police, the Capitol police, the Parks police, the Secret Service, the National Guard, and if thats not enough, the god-damned Marine Barracks.

    In many US counties, you are basically relying on a (potentially extremly right wing) Sheriff or local police to protect your constitutional rights, and potentially your life.

    • JoYo
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      117 days ago

      we dont have national guard, notably.

        • JoYo
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          117 days ago

          does it count as ours if we can’t deploy them?

          • @WoahWoah
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            17 days ago

            Uh, DC can deploy the national guard. You don’t have a governor, so, you know, the president of the united states is authorized to deploy them.

            The DC mayor can also request they be deployed, but it needs to be approved by the fed.