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Well, I don't think it would go that far. They are quite simply two different scenarios; the Alabama NG was mobilized to prevent an order by preventing black kids from entering white schools. D.C. is being forced to allow registration; they're not going to arrest or otherwise prevent anyone who tries to file the paperwork, they're simply going to find ANY excuse to deny the application that they think will pass review. As the District is a Congressional district established by and directly subject to the Federal government, if the District refused to comply, either Congress or the President would have the power to impeach and remove the mayor from office and appoint an interim mayor, or simply conduct the business of the District without a mayor until elections can be organized. Now if Fenty or any of his subordinates contested THAT using any LEO or military force under their jurisdiction (I do not know if the District has a unit similar to a NG detatchment at its disposal, or if it only has the Metro PD), you'd be seeing either federal agents or military police dispatched to enforce the removal. That would make headlines of every paper in the country, for better or worse. We'd say they're removing a corrupt, insubordinate government from office; others would say the Feds are imposing their will where they have no jurisdiction and setting up puppet governments.