1. United States
2. Wisc.
3. Letter

ch by the President and his regime. The excessive use of force and escalation by deploying 2,000 National Guard troops against protesters in Los Angeles is an alarming authoritarian overrea This disproportionate military response to largely peaceful protests risks further inflaming tensions and eroding civil liberties that are fundamental to American democracy. stify oppressive tactics reminiscent of a police state. The President's false characterization of protesters as "insurrectionists" and "paid troublemakers" is a dangerous attempt to delegitimize dissent and ju These protests, regardless of one's view of them, in no way constitute an armed insurrection or present a threat to national security. They represent the exercise of constitutional rights that must be safeguarded, not suppressed through martial force. The governor and mayors have made it clear that federal intervention is unwanted and unnecessary, as local law enforcement has the situation under control. Specific incidents like ICE agents shooting tear gas, flash-bang grenades, and less-lethal rounds at protesters in Paramount demonstrate an unacceptable ther chills free speech. willingness to use military force against civilians exercising their First Amendment rights. Arresting union leaders like David Huerta for protesting fur immigration crackdowns. I urge Congress to intervene and curtail this reckless overreach to prevent further civil rights violations and uphold democrati c principles. Forcefully check and balance this regime's authoritarian abuses of power immediately. The excessive militarization risks a catastrophic escalation of violence in a major American city against our own citizens unjustly targeted by draconian