""But we can’t let this president normalize military and armed federal policing in our country and must remember that no matter what uniform they wear, federal agents and troops are bound by the Constitution and must be held accountable if they violate our rights.”"
"“We see the president’s strategy for what it is — placing National Guard troops in legal and ethical jeopardy in an attempt to create conflict, sow fear in our communities, and intimidate people from exercising their constitutional rights.""
"“Yet again President Trump is escalating tensions with a National Guard deployment, just as he has in other American cities,” said Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Project."
"“From federal officers’ attack on Black and Brown residents — including children — living in an apartment building on the City’s South Side, to the indiscriminate firing of pepper balls and projectiles in our neighborhoods and against protesters, Trump is targeting Chicago.""
"For months, President Trump and his senior-most officials have been threatening to send troops into Chicago using the pretext of protecting ICE facilities and operations." www.aclu-il.org/en/press-rel...
"“Wasting an estimated $10 million dollars on made up problems is an insult to Americans who are struggling with the cost of living, access to affordable health care, safety in their neighborhoods and more," Kotek said."
"Trump’s bureaucrat-averse office of management and budget director, Russell Vought, has vowed to make this shutdown even more damaging by using it as an opportunity to fire government employees"
"Schumer is onboard this time, and so are the groups that rally his voters – a fact noted with some bitterness by Republicans on Tuesday night, after the parties blocked each other’s plans to continue funding."
"The party could have made this stand in March, when government funding last expired, but the Democratic leader Chuck Schumer balked, leading to a substantial backlash from its base."
"They want cuts to Medicaid that Republicans approved earlier this year reversed, along with premium tax credits for health plans under the Affordable Care Act ... extended, funding to public media outlets like PBS and NPR restored, and a prohibition on Trump’s backdoor attempts to cut foreign aid."
"Finally, after nine months of Donald Trump running rampant over much in the government they hold dear, Democrats in Congress have found the ground on which to fight." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"[T]he governor made it clear that she wants the public to respect the members of the Oregon National Guard, noting they are “citizen soldiers, who are our neighbors and our friends.”"
"“The unlawful deployment of federalized National Guard troops to usurp that law enforcement role will directly interfere with the ability of state and local law enforcement to deal with any given situation,” the suit said."
"The suit alleges that Trump’s actions violate the 10th Amendment’s guarantee that police power — including ensuring safety at protests and deterring violence crimes — “resides with the states, not the federal government.”"
"She said Trump had told her during that call that he thought Portland’s federal courthouse was “under attack,” which she said was absolutely not true."
"The office also will be filing a temporary restraining order within the next 24 hours to try to block an arrival of troops, Rayfield said. He said he hopes to get a hearing before a judge later this week."
