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Stop Trump's Illegal Use of Military Against American Citizens

To: Sen. Grassley, Sen. Ernst, Rep. Nunn

From: A constituent in Des Moines, IA

September 7, 2025

President Trump is illegally deploying the United States military against American citizens on American soil. This is a direct violation of the Posse Comitatus Act and represents an unprecedented assault on our constitutional order. Trump has turned our own military into a weapon against the American people. Federal troops are being used to occupy our cities, intimidate civilians, and enforce political objectives through military force. This is not law enforcement - this is tyranny. You took an oath to protect your constituents from enemies foreign and domestic. That oath now demands you protect us from a President who has declared war on his own people using the very military sworn to defend our nation. The upcoming National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) vote is your chance to act. You must not authorize one more dollar to fund Trump's illegal military operations against American citizens. I demand you: • Vote NO on any NDAA that enables Trump's illegal domestic military deployments • Invoke every constitutional power at your disposal to stop these unlawful military actions • Investigate and prosecute any military officials participating in illegal domestic operations • Immediately cut off funding for any military unit deployed against American civilians This is not partisan politics - this is about defending America from a tyrant who now threatens to make war on his own people. The Founders gave Congress the power of the purse specifically to prevent this kind of military tyranny. Trump has crossed the line from President to tyrant. The military belongs to the American people, not to one man's political ambitions. Your job is to protect us from him. Will you stand with the Constitution and your constituents, or will you fund Trump's war against America? Your silence gives President Trump permission to make war on all of us. Every day you delay action, every vote you cast to fund his military operations, you become complicit in his assault on American democracy and American lives. I am watching your vote. History is watching your vote. Your constituents' lives depend on your courage to say NO. I demand a written response detailing your position on Trump's illegal military deployments and how you will vote on the NDAA. The American people deserve to know where you stand when our democracy is under attack.

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