Open AccessThe National Guard: Another Argument for DC Statehood?
Author(s) -
Catherine Kaufman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
policy perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-7753
pISSN - 1085-7087
DOI - 10.4079/pp.v28i0.10
Subject(s) - guard (computer science) , political science , national guard , law , state (computer science) , argument (complex analysis) , national interest , national security , public administration , politics , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , algorithm , programming language
In the wake of the January 6 insurrection and the inauguration of a new president of the United States (US), the National Guard and Washington, DC have both captured the national spotlight. The lack of police response to the attack on the Capitol has largely been considered a failure, and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has blamed her inability as Mayor to call in the National Guard when needed as a large part of the reason why more was not done, reiterating her calls for DC statehood. With a new slight Senate majority, Democrats have reintroduced a bill that would make DC the 51st U.S. state, fueled at least in part by the arguments raised about the National Guard chain of command throughout 2020 and into 2021.