1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

On January 20, 2025, Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border. It gave the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security just 90 days to deliver a joint report on whether he should invoke the Insurrection Act. That deadline is April 20. The Insurrection Act, passed in 1807, gives the president the authority to deploy the U.S. military on American soil. That means troops in our cities. That means bypassing governors. That means suspending protest rights. That means the death of democratic dissent—under the false pretense of restoring “order.” The April 20 report is coming. If it recommends using the Insurrection Act—and let’s be honest, it will—Trump will frame it as a reluctant but necessary move. He’ll say he tried everything else. He’ll claim it’s about protecting America. This is how authoritarianism arrives: not with tanks, but with legal memos, press events, and a scared public hoping someone else will stop it. Congress needs to investigate Trump’s January 20 order. NOW. Push the media to report on the Insurrection Act report before it’s too late. Demand public statements from military and intelligence leaders—now, not after. Protect the Constitution. Protect democracy! You took oaths to protect the Constitution! For through before there isn't an America anymore!