No, Bowser does NOT have ultimate authority over the President of the United States. Seriously, where do you get the idea that the Mayor of DC outranks the President of the United States.
And you might want to re-read the link you just gave. Requests for the NG were being made to military officials and the Sergeant-at-Arms, not Bowser or Pelosi.
Dude, I don't know how to simplify it more for you. The President of the United States, as the Commander-In-Chief, does not need permission from anyone to send NG into DC.
From the link you just sent;
“Look what happened last spring,” said the former Trump Cabinet member. “The president activated the National Guard and strolled to church with a Bible in his hand. The Black Lives Matter folks were not doing anything comparable to what the Trump supporters were doing yesterday. They had a huge show of force then ― why not Wednesday?”
No, Bowser does NOT have ultimate authority over the President of the United States. Seriously, where do you get the idea that the Mayor of DC outranks the President of the United States.
And you might want to re-read the link you just gave. Requests for the NG were being made to military officials and the Sergeant-at-Arms, not Bowser or Pelosi.
What does that link have to do with anything we're discussing here about who is in command of this country?
Dude, I don't know how to simplify it more for you. The President of the United States, as the Commander-In-Chief, does not need permission from anyone to send NG into DC.
From the link you just sent;
“Look what happened last spring,” said the former Trump Cabinet member. “The president activated the National Guard and strolled to church with a Bible in his hand. The Black Lives Matter folks were not doing anything comparable to what the Trump supporters were doing yesterday. They had a huge show of force then ― why not Wednesday?”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/07/this-is-why-the-national-guard-didnt-respond-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol/