I write to demand immediate action: Congress must declare, in clear and binding law, that the U.S. military shall not be used as a domestic police force or a political weapon.
In a recent speech the President openly described using our own cities as practice fields for the armed forces — saying he would “use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military.” Those words are chilling. They describe turning American neighborhoods into test sites for military tactics and treating American citizens as adversaries. That is incompatible with the Constitution and the rule of law.
The Posse Comitatus Act exists for a reason: our military defends the nation from foreign threats, it does not patrol our streets. The Insurrection Act is a narrow, extraordinary authority — not a carte blanche for the executive branch to deploy troops for political advantage. Congress must stop any attempt to normalize the use of federal forces against peaceful protestors, political opponents, or ordinary citizens exercising their rights.
Take these concrete steps now:
• Pass legislation that unmistakably prohibits the routine use of federal military forces for domestic law enforcement and requires explicit congressional authorization for any invocation of the Insurrection Act.
• Require immediate public notice to Congress, judicial review, and detailed after-action reports whenever federal forces are mobilized domestically.
• Create statutory constraints and sunset provisions on any domestic deployment, and establish accountability mechanisms for any unlawful orders.
This is not partisan politics — it is a defense of the Constitution and of every American’s civil liberties. If Congress fails to act, the precedent will be set: future leaders could treat our streets as training grounds and our fellow citizens as enemies. That precedent will outlive any single presidency.
Stand up now. Reaffirm civilian control of the military. Make it law: America is not a battlefield and our service members will not be used to intimidate or suppress the American people.
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