澳彩开奖

WASHINGTON 鈥� 澳彩开奖 Action Fund President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang issued the below statement in response to President Trump鈥檚 announcement that he will deploy hundreds of federal troops to Chicago and Albuquerque, N.M. to assist local law enforcement agencies against activists.

The news comes as federal troops in Portland, Oregon, continue to use unwarranted force against protestors and taking individuals away in unmarked vehicles.

鈥淭he President鈥檚 order to deploy federal troops is a reprehensible and unconstitutional attack on our democracy and our civil liberties.

鈥淧resident Trump laid the groundwork years ago for the actions we're witnessing now when he first encouraged and applauded violence carried out by his supporters against counter-demonstrators at his campaign rallies. Now federal agents are doing his bidding in Portland and will soon be deployed in other cities across the country.

鈥淭hrough their actions, which include the use of force and chemical weapons against peaceful activists, federal troops are now validating far-right extremist narratives that promote violence against people who are exercising their constitutional rights. We are seeing the administration鈥檚 disregard for the rule of law as it incites violence and violates international legal standards.

鈥淭hese violations must stop. Our nation has a system of checks and balances. We urge Members of Congress to immediately rein in the administration鈥檚 dangerous attempt to silence our inalienable rights to freedom of speech and assembly.鈥�

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