A Year Later: The Stakes of Ordering Military Personnel to Police American Streets

June 8th marks the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, part of a series of domestic military deployments, including an ongoing one in Washington, D.C. The article argues these deployments threaten the constitutional separation of military and civilian law enforcement roles, citing risks like escalation, disillusionment, and politicization, as detailed in a report titled 'The Dangers of Military Intervention in Civilian Law Enforcement.'