Hi -- It’s not just Portland anymore! Trump has announced
sending federal agents to several more US cities, including Chicago,
Albuquerque and more. Over 40,000 Demand Progress members have already
emailed Congress demanding an end to this. Now, it’s your turn. [ [link removed] ]Sign
the petition: Tell Congress to stop Trump and his secret police!

PS. Read on for our original alert about the situation.

 

Hi,

It was bad enough when Donald Trump sent his secret police to Portland,
Oregon to attack protesters and violate their constitutional rights by
grabbing them off the streets.

Trump just vowed to send his paramilitary forces to do the same thing in
cities across America.^1 We have to stop him. Our democracy and our basic
rights and freedoms are at risk like never before.

We've all fought hard these last four years to stop Trump's abuses of
power. But this latest step, sending secret police to American cities, is
a terrifying new step. With the November elections looming, we need to
reclaim our democracy and stop Trump and these federal agencies from any
further violations of our basic rights. Will you help?

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Congress to stop Trump and his secret police!

It's horrific to tell you that we now have secret police in the United
States -- but it's the truth. Federal officers from the U.S. Marshals
Service, Customs and Border Patrol, and other agencies of the Department
of Homeland Security are operating in Portland without any
identification.^2

Trump's goons are grabbing protesters off the street without charge,
without reading them their rights. They're shooting tear gas and flash
bang grenades at protesters, including a group of mothers who stood guard
over the weekend to stop the federal violence.

Oregon's leaders have demanded that Trump and the DHS withdraw these
forces. Trump has refused. Instead he's vowing to send his secret police
to attack civilians in cities across America.^3

Even worse: Trump refused to promise to respect the result of the November
election despite being asked multiple times in a Fox News interview on
Sunday.^4 I don't have to tell you how alarming it is for Trump to say
that, especially when he's using actual secret police in our cities.

We have to put a stop to this right now. Congress has the power to act.
Right now Oregon's two U.S. Senators, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, have
proposed an amendment to a military spending bill that would stop Trump
from deploying his secret police.^5

We also have to roll back decades of militarization of law enforcement in
this country, particularly at Homeland Security, to ensure no president
can ever do this again.

This is an urgent moment to protect what remains of our democracy from
Trump's authoritarian rule. Will you act now and protect our most basic
rights?

[ [link removed] ]Add your name and tell Congress: Stop Trump's secret police!

 

Thanks for taking action,

Robert and the team at Demand Progress

 

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Sources:
1. Washington Post, "Trump plans to send more federal troops into cities,"
[ [link removed] ]July 20, 2020.
2. Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked
Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets," [ [link removed] ]July 17, 2020.
3. Washington Post, "Oregon attorney general sues federal agencies for
allegedly violating protesters’ civil rights," [ [link removed] ]July 18, 2020.
4. CNBC, "President Trump won’t agree to accept 2020 election results as
Biden leads in polls — ‘I have to see’," [ [link removed] ]July 19, 2020.
5. Oregon Public Broadcasting, "Oregon Lawmakers Call For New Curbs On
Federal Officers Involved In Quelling Demonstrations," [ [link removed] ]July 20, 2020.
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