Hail to the Chief


From TPM, a Gary Wills op-ed featured in Pravda-Upon-Hudson:

The president is not the commander in chief of civilians. He is not even commander in chief of National Guard troops unless and until they are federalized. The Constitution is clear on this: “The president shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States.”

Here's the link again. It's worth a look.