This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Neighbor News

Trump's Federalization of National Guard is a Dangerous Omen

We Must Resist

President Trump's federalization of the California National Guard to protect ICE agents in Los Angeles as they illegally apprehend migrants for deportation is further proof of his systematic destruction of democracy. He must be stopped.
We must aggressively and forcefully protest Trump's violation of Constitutional rights and international laws. His racial profiling and use of improper detention practices must cease.
Trump cannot be allowed to turn America into a clone of North Korea, where everyone is the walking dead, devoid of human dignity. Moreover, he cannot be allowed to rule as a dictator.
We should never forget Kent State when on May 4, 1970 four students engaged in peaceful protest against the Vietnam war were gunned down by the Ohio National Guard.
No one then thought our government would ever kill its own citizens for exercising their First Amendment rights, but it did. It can -- and will -- again if we do nothing to prevent it. The time for massive resistance is now.

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?