“if this continues I do not think there is any way our police department is going to handle this crisis on our own. Mayor, I am asking you to ask for the National Guard,”...
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6:29p Mayor Frey called Governor Walz: “The urgency was clear… He did not say yes,” Frey said of Walz. Of this conversation,” Frey insisted he explicitly asked whether his verbal requests constituted a formal request, and the governor’s staff confirmed they did. The governor’s office disputes that.”
Star Tribune Aug 4, 2020...
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The “governor’s staff” was right, the “governor’s office” was wrong.
Per the Department of Public Safety Disaster Management Handbook, MN National Guard can be requested verbally, 24/7, by calling the number provided for the MN Duty Officer (“answering point for local and state agencies...
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As Mayor of a City of the First Class, Mayor Frey was explicitly empowered to request the Guard.
https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ecn/programs/armer/Documents/Procedures_for_calling_for_Guard_Assests.pdf...
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Putting the format of the Mayor’s pleas aside, that Governor Walz, National Guard Command Sergeant Major and
Commander in Chief, witnessed a ‘crowd of thousands’ laying siege to 3rd Precinct on Tues May 26 with force and fire, yet did not realize his duty to – at minimum – put General...
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