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3 <br /> Whereas local and state law enforcement agencies success- <br /> fully worked to protect the public, ensure the safety of <br /> peaceful demonstrators, and restore order in areas im- <br /> pacted by violence; <br /> Whereas the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department as- <br /> sessed the situation was "nowhere near a level" where <br /> the Department would need assistance from the National <br /> Guard; <br /> Whereas public officials have a responsibility to lower the <br /> temperature and not enflame tensions; <br /> Whereas, on June 71 20251 the President activated 2,000 <br /> members of the California National Guard to Los Ange- <br /> les and subsequently authorized an additional 2,000 Na- <br /> tional Guard personnel to be placed on standby for poten- <br /> tial Federal activation; <br /> Whereas the legal authority the Trump Administration cited <br /> for the activation, 10 U.S.C. § 12406, permits federaliza- <br /> tion of the National Guard only in specific and extraor- <br /> dinary circumstances—including invasion, rebellion, or <br /> the inability of regular forces to execute the law—none <br /> of which were present; <br /> Whereas 10 U.S.C. § 12406 also requires orders to activate <br /> the National Guard be issued through the governor of the <br /> affected state; <br /> Whereas the President activated the National Guard without <br /> any request from the Governor of California; <br /> Whereas the activation of the National Guard escalated and <br /> inflamed the situation; <br /> Whereas the President also deployed 700 active-duty Marines <br /> to the Los Angeles area, further escalating the situation; <br /> •HRES 543 IH <br />