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An Open Letter

To: Sen. Slotkin, Rep. Dingell, Sen. Peters

From: A constituent in Ann Arbor, MI

October 3, 2025

ilitary forces for domestic law enforcement and requires explicit c e Comitatus Act exists for a reason: our military defends the natio ercising their rights. Take these concrete steps now: • Pass l — it is a defense of the Constitution and of every American’s civil liberties. If Congress fails to act, the precedent will be set: fu esidency. Stand up now. Reaffirm civilian control of the military. n from foreign threats, it does not patrol our streets. Congress a political weapon. I'm sure you heard the President suggest usi ng our own cities as practice fields for the armed forces. The Poss t peaceful protestors, political opponents, or ordinary citizens ex ture leaders could treat our streets as training grounds and our fe ilized domestically. • Create statutory constraints and sunset pro visions on any domestic deployment, and establish accountability me the U.S. military shall not be used as a domestic police force or egislation that unmistakably prohibits the routine use of federal m , and detailed after-action reports whenever federal forces are mob This is it! Congress must declare, in clear and binding law, that llow citizens as enemies. That precedent will outlive any single pr ongressional authorization for any invocation of the Insurrection A must stop any attempt to normalize the use of federal forces agains will not be used to intimidate or suppress the American people. ct. • Require immediate public notice to Congress, judicial review chanisms for any unlawful orders. This is not partisan politics Make it law: America is not a battlefield and our service members

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