TELL CONGRESS: Trump could be bringing the country to a constitutional crisis as he clashes with the courts over deploying armed troops to Portland. Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded the alarm saying, "America is on the brink of martial law." Congress must stop Trump's military takeover. Sign the petition: End Trump's authoritarian terror in American cities.

Trump is battling the courts so he can deploy armed National Guard troops to Portland.1 It could lead to a constitutional crisis and the further spread of Trump's armed military terror.

On Monday, Trump even threatened to use the Insurrection Act to defy court orders and send soldiers to even more American cities.2 His relentless push to militarize America pairs with his recent shocking national security memo (NSPM-7) that empowers the FBI and DOJ to go after people and organizations that oppose his agenda.3 Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded the alarm saying, "America is on the brink of martial law."4

Congress must take a stand and stop Trump's military takeover. Democracy and the rule of law are on the line.

Sign the petition: Block Trump’s authoritarian military takeover NOW!

The Insurrection Act gives the White House extraordinary discretion to declare that a domestic "insurrection" is underway and to deploy U.S. military forces against the American people. The Brennan Center for Justice said the law "has not been meaningfully updated in over 150 years, [and] is dangerously overbroad and ripe for abuse."5

Trump's NSPM-7 is equally as broad. The directive allows Kash Patel, Pam Bondi, and Stephen Miller to target and persecute anyone who they decide holds "anti-American" beliefs or "extreme" views on race, gender, or immigration.6

J.B. Pritzker echoed Gov. Newsom's urgent calls saying, "We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion."7 Congress must find the courage and political will to end Trump's troop takeover.

Sign the petition: Stop Trump’s military takeover!

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Joey and the Demand Progress team

Sources:

  1. The Washington Post, "Judge deals Trump new setback in plans to deploy troops to Portland,” October 5, 2025.
  2. The Intercept, "The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act,” October 7, 2025.
  3. Ken Klippenstein, "Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”,” September 27, 2025.
  4. Common Dreams, "Governors Warn of ‘Martial Law’ and Trump ‘Invasion’ as US Judge Halts Troop Order—for Now,” October 6, 2025.
  5. The Intercept, "The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act,” October 7, 2025.
  6. Ken Klippenstein, "Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”,” September 27, 2025.
  7. Common Dreams, "Governors Warn of ‘Martial Law’ and Trump ‘Invasion’ as US Judge Halts Troop Order—for Now,” October 6, 2025.

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