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James, we have
crossed into uncharted authoritarian territory.
Deploying 700 Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops against protesters
in Los Angeles is an intentional attempt to shred the constitutional
safeguards meant to prevent tyranny from ever taking root.
[ [link removed] ]Bernie Tweet about authoritarianism in real time
This goes far beyond Los Angeles. Experts are already sounding the alarm
that Trump has authorized preemptive deployments nationwide regardless of
whether protests involve violence *or are even happening yet.*
The line between military and civilian government is one of the most
critical protections for democracy. We must immediately [ [link removed] ]urge our
members of Congress to use every power at their disposal to stop Trump
from deploying troops against our communities!
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This is not law and order—it's tyranny. Right now it's Los
Angeles—tomorrow it could be Chicago, Miami, or Minneapolis.
When power is concentrated in the hands of a corrupt few, and dissent is
met with armed repression, democracy itself is under siege. We must call
this what it is: a threat to the republic.
[ [link removed] ]Our Revolution Tweet on Trump using the military as a political weapon
Active duty soldiers are trained to fight and destroy an enemy, not to
de-escalate civil unrest, and that's precisely the point. Trump is
intentionally trying to inflame the situation to create a politically
winning "law and order" media cycle, and he doesn't care how many people
are hurt or how much damage he does to the Constitution in the process.
Congress must fulfill its constitutional responsibility to block this
authoritarian escalation. Our elected representatives have the authority,
obligation, and moral imperative to act immediately, using every lever
available—from asserting congressional authority over troop deployments to
refusing funding—to prevent President Trump from using soldiers as his own
personal police force.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to call on Congress NOW to stand up for democracy and
stop Trump's military crackdown. No Troops in Our Streets!
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History will remember moments like these. It will record who stood firmly
against military threats intended to silence dissent, and who stayed
silent as authoritarianism attempted to rise in America.
Our Revolution members have always been on the right side of history,
organizing protests, taking to the streets, mobilizing calls, and standing
up courageously to say enough is enough. We won't back down now, or ever.
When we organize, we win.
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