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Six U.S. mayors urge Congress to block Trump federal deployment |
2020-07-28 |
(Reuters) - Six U.S. mayors, all Democrats, urged Congress on Monday to halt President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces to their cities, saying the move has escalated tensions at anti-racism protests spreading across the country. The request came on the same day the U.S. attorney for Oregon announced the arrest of 22 people on charges stemming from clashes with federal and local police at the federal courthouse in Portland. Federal agents dispatched to Portland, Oregon, have drawn national attention for whisking away demonstrators in unmarked cars, beating a U.S. Navy veteran and tear-gassing activist mothers and the city’s mayor. "We call on Congress to pass legislation to make clear that these actions are unlawful and repugnant," the Democratic mayors of Portland, Chicago, Seattle, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Kansas City, Missouri; and Washington, D.C., wrote in a letter to the leaders of both parties in the Senate and House of Representatives. The appeal followed a surge in Black Lives Matter protests over the weekend, with an escalation in violence and the appearance of white supremacists and an armed Black militia. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#11 /\ Kinda reminds me of when truckers/Teamsters union would go on strike...truckers had to put a sign on their trailer that said "GOING HOME" to try to avoid getting shot at as a wild-cat trucker. |
Posted by: Clem 2020-07-28 15:43 |
#10 |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-07-28 15:28 |
#9 I see at least 6 idiots that failed US Government classes. Congress has zero say on where Trump can deploy LEO assets. They can, however, zero the budget for those agencies. They have the power of the purse. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2020-07-28 09:18 |
#8 aye, it's bleedin' Bleeding Kansas |
Posted by: Lumpy Mussolini7603 2020-07-28 08:12 |
#7 Well, yes, too many others are just there to undermine the whole structure of civilization. They do know what they're doing. That's intent, not plain idiocy. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-07-28 08:02 |
#6 ^Are you claiming there's a scarcity of robed idiots? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-07-28 07:01 |
#5 Hey judge, shall we leave your courthouse open to the 'public'? Got to be one really stupid robed idiot to agree to that. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-07-28 06:59 |
#4 Six U.S. mayors urge Congress to block Trump federal deployment Can congress do it? Why not ask a federal judge - they still have a few left. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-07-28 06:38 |
#3 ^Maybe the shooter, and a few of his friends, can come and meet them. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-07-28 06:37 |
#2 It doesn't really seem to make a difference. More violent clashes across the US as cops fire tear gas at demonstrators in Portland and Tempe, Arizona, while hundreds take to streets of Austin to march after an armed BLM protester was shot dead |
Posted by: Skidmark 2020-07-28 06:35 |
#1 Put the Federal Agents in police uniforms, NOT military uniforms. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2020-07-28 05:40 |