1. United States
2. Wisc.
3. Letter

The Trump regime’s deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops against protesters in Los Angeles is an alarming authoritarian overreach. This disproportionate military response to lawful protests inflames tensions and erodes civil liberties that are fundamental to democracy. The action in LA is NOT an armed insurrection. Even if it were, it is the state’s right to decide whether assistance from the National Guard is necessary. The governor and mayor have made it clear that federal intervention is unwanted and unnecessary, as local law enforcement has the situation under control. Activating a state's National Guard without the governor's request is an unconstitutional violation of state sovereignty. I urge Congress to step up, end this reckless overreach, and dismiss the National Guard until the Governor of California requests their deployment.