Statement from ACLU

[orangecrush]

LOS ANGELES -- In response to Trump administration's deployment tonight of the National Guard in Los Angeles County, please attribute the following statement to Victor Leung, chief legal and advocacy officer at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California:

"The Trump administration's baseless deployment of the National Guard is plainly retaliation against California, a stronghold for immigrant communities, and is akin to a declaration of war on all Californians.

Workers in our garment districts or day laborers seeking work outside of Home Depot do not undermine public safety. They are our fathers and mothers and neighbors going about their day and making ends meet. Rather, the only threat to safety today is the masked goon squads that the administration has deployed to terrorize the communities of Los Angeles County.

There is no rational reason to deploy the National Guard on Angelenos, who are rightfully outraged by the federal government’s attack on our communities and justly exercising their First Amendment right to protest the violent separation of our families. We intend to file suit and hold this administration accountable and to protect our communities from further attacks."

https://www.aclusocal.org/en/press-releases/aclu-statement-trumps-deployment-national-guard-los-angeles

[Lovie777]

1. K & R..........

[LoisB]

2. Good. Time to send another contribution.

[Grim Chieftain]

10. Yup

Proud to be a card-carrying member of the ACLU.

[PortTack]

14. Same...just upped my monthly donation

If not a member, please please consider becoming one. Any amount is welcomed. It’s one of the single best ways to fight

[PatSeg]

17. From President Andrew Shepherd

"For the record: yes, I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU. But the more important question is, why aren't you, Bob?"

The American President 1995 - My absolute favorite speech from a movie.

[bdamomma]

18. Card carrier

me too.

[OMGWTF]

24. Me too. The ACLU is the most American organization out there. Consider putting them in your Will.

[Grim Chieftain]

28. Putting them in the will is an excellent idea

Thanks!

[Tarzanrock]

3. Time to start calling out this lawless, criminal Fascist Administration.

Time to seek out the impeachment and removal of this Fascist authoritatian Fuhrer who is antithetical to the American Constitution and Justice and the Liberties of the American people. Fuck the Criminal Turd! Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

[Capperdan]

5. Rebellion is the key word

Overthrow the Fucking King

[Walleye]

26. This national guard deployment is a textbook impeachable offense

[BComplex]

32. We will need to impeach over 1/2 of the supreme court while we're at it. Those republican appointed

fascist judges need to be locked up.

[IcyPeas]

4. "Retaliation against California"... 100%

[bdamomma]

19. Yes

they are focusing on "sanctuary states" or those states who did not vote for the felon, am I correct to say that????

[Walleye]

27. That's definitely how they mean it

[democrank]

6. One thing for sure....

In Trump’s America, you have mor protection being a violent January 6th insurrectionists than a California garment worker.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. ding.

[ShazzieB]

8. GO, ACLU!!!!!

I've been contributing to the ACLU regularly, ever since Schlump's first term. I can't really afford it since Mr. B retired, but I can't stand the thought of giving it up while that filthy piece of garbage is still in power!

[flashman13]

9. I think this could escalate building up to No Kings Day June 14.

Let's see what happens tomorrow.

[bdamomma]

20. Exactly.

More people will be protesting in their own states.

The TACO is like a rat in a corner, he is lashing out, and seeking revenge, we can do the same thing PEACEFULLY. GOOD TROUBLE, as John Lewis stated.

[AntiFascist]

34. "TACO" is the key word...

once Newsom shows some balls, TACO will stand down.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

11. There will be blood on the streets of L.A. this week.

I have no doubt about it.

[BigmanPigman]

12. This seems like my original impression has some validity

I was wondering if Home Depot was the site of the protest since so many residents hang out at Home Depot parking lots looking for some day jobs. This reminds me of the film A Day Without Mexicans. No one is willing to work in the conditions or for the pay these hard working people are willing to do. Who in the hell is going to pick all the food in the valley? NO ONE! Especially the redneck, loser assholes who are calling for them to be deported.

99.9% of citizens would never work for shitty pay, no benefits, horrid working conditions, back breaking labor 8 hours a day in the hot sun. They are the biggest hypocrites on Earth when their hate filled MAGAT rhetoric about deporting people is coming out of their disgusting, vile, crap eating mouths.

[llmart]

25. Who will do the rich people's landscaping jobs?

Where I live most of the landscaping companies use hispanic people to do the back breaking physical work. My sub uses a crew for all 175 homes. I see them out there every week in all kinds of weather, extreme heat, sometimes for ten-hours at a time.

[Hekate]

13. Proud to be a member of the ACLU

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. According to L.A. Police, these protests were peaceful

[BComplex]

33. The "civil unrest" is the fault of the cosplay ice agents. They should be arrested.

And throw away the key.

[Tesha]

16. You just know he was waiting for an excuse.

Here’s his National Emergency, and his excuse to end our democracy

[bdamomma]

21. The felon

thinks he can, that's when we change the narrative.

Those Masked ICE officers are Jan 6th Insurrectionists, who else thinks so???

[orangecrush]

22. Quite likely.

[Martin68]

23. The battle has now begun in earnest. Ilm glad they chose California, because they have more resources than any other

state to resist the attack.

[orleans]

29. orange douchebag says protesters can not wear masks

really?

what about all the "law enforcement?"

do they get to wear their masks?

[calimary]

30. Notice ONE thing: California is a blue state.

I bet the trump thinking is: “time to rough a few people up to scare everybody else into submission.”

[BidenRocks]

31. The LAPD has failed us.

They are the Thin Blue Line which protects us from violence and should also be the ones to go toe to toe against an oppressive federal government.
They did not.
More of this "Just following orders" bullshit?
They're the feds so they have authority?
THAT IS WHY the civilians' have to face the feds.
Our government has forsaken us to racist, bigoted Maga, Homan, Miller and Chump.

Put up Kent State billboards all over. Teach the history the repubs want suppressed.

[C Moon]

37. They believe we're all criminals, anyway. They only fight for themselves and try to kiss up to gullible communities...

so they can get their budget money.

[Magoo48]

35. The Republic of California is not a fascist state.

We must continue to resist unlawful, fascist attacks upon our people no matter their source.

[C Moon]

36. I heard on the news that ICE plans on being in California ruining lives for 30 days.

That's through the 4th of July.
It's going to be ugly.