An open letter to the U.S. Congress

URGENT: Defend Constitution, Stop Trump's Illegal Military Deployments in Cities

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Today's (Sept 2, 2025) federal court ruling proves President Trump violated the law by deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Judge Charles Breyer found that using military personnel for arrests, crowd control, and traffic enforcement violates the Posse Comitatus Act - the 19th-century law preventing our military from becoming domestic police. The judge warned that Trump is "creating a national police force with the President as its chief," which is exactly what our Constitution prevents. When Trump told his Cabinet, "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States," he rejected the separation of powers protecting American democracy. National Guard soldiers lack the de-escalation skills, constitutional law knowledge, and community engagement expertise that effective policing requires. In Los Angeles, troops were indistinguishable from federal agents, escalating tensions rather than reducing them. Military and law enforcement professionals from both parties agree that real crime reduction requires investing in local police training, community programs, and technology - not military occupation of American cities. Despite this court ruling, Trump threatens to deploy troops to Chicago, Baltimore, and New York. This directly assaults judicial authority and constitutional governance. Legal options exist if Trump wants to reduce crime: federal grants for police equipment, joint task forces respecting state sovereignty, and proven community violence intervention programs. Congress must act immediately to defend constitutional limits on presidential power. The American people demand that Trump follow court orders, respect the Constitution, and abandon illegal military deployments.

▶ Created on September 2, 2025 by Kansans for Democracy

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