John, 

I wanted to share with you the statement I released last night in response to President Trump’s threat to deploy the U.S. military to suppress lawful protests:

We are a nation founded in dissent, birthed in freedom, committed to equality, and yet regularly reminded that we struggle to achieve all three.

The President has made it clear that the fight for these Constitutional principles is a fight against himself. We must therefore, with every ounce of conviction, every commitment to peace, and every glimmer of hope, join in lawful protest to overcome his tyranny.

And if he chooses to abuse the military as a tyrant would do—to stifle dissent, suppress freedom, and cement inequality—then I call on all our proud young men and women in uniform, as a veteran and a patriot, to lay down your arms, uphold your oath, and join this new march for freedom.

Be on the right side of history: the side of patriots, of our Constitution, of our flag, and of our freedom.

Seth