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Kristi Noem proclaimed in 2024 (& it hasn’t aged very well), “If Joe Biden federalizes the National Guard, that would be a direct attack on states' rights.”

The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) mandates that service members obey only lawful orders. Disobeying a lawful order can lead to court-martial, but a service member who follows an unlawful order does not automatically escape criminal responsibility.