No. 81 of 108
September 2, 2025
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order emphasizing that all city departments must guard the constitutional rights of Chicago residents “amidst the possibility of imminent militarized immigration or National Guard deployment by the federal government.” Officials believe the deployment is “imminent”. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued a “scathing ruling” on the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, accusing the administration of “willfully” violating the law. The President has named Baltimore and New York City as other cities he would deploy to. Breyer said Trump is seeking to create “a national police force with the President as its chief”. In Washington, D.C., some of the National Guard openly carry arms. Restaurants, shops and museums report less business as visitors stay away, as they did in Los Angeles during the National Guard surge.
Other rulers in other countries have deployed the military to enforce civil obedience. Shocking to see how quickly it can happen here, in this place, with our peoples. A heartening shout out to all those who arise for a better possibility in the face of threats and harm, be they regular folx flying flags and singing in the streets or those with positional authority using all of their authorities. As it turns out, military-enforced civil obedience messes with the vibe of a city. Less crime? Perhaps. Less people? Absolutely. Los Angeles attorneys were confident they would win in the argument of whether the President had the authority to deploy. Okay. There is the argument of authority, and there is the argument of moral, good choices. The test is whether we stand on the former, no matter what, and disregard the latter, no matter what.