Quote Originally Posted by Pint View Post
National guard falls under the authority of the Governor of a given state. The governor can deploy the NG as he/she sees fit, other then that you can't be forced to house or feed them as per the bill of rights. So they are semi military, depends on what court/state's jurisdiction your under.
The fed can deploy them as well. They are just the division left day to day for the states to make use of.