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4 <br /> Whereas the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of active- <br /> duty armed forces for domestic law enforcement except in <br /> limited circumstances, none of which the President in- <br /> voked; <br /> Whereas the acting Comptroller of the Department of De- <br /> fense, Bryn MacDonnell, testified to Congress that the <br /> deployment of National Guard members and Marines to <br /> Los Angeles is estimated to cost $134 million over the <br /> 60-day deployment; and <br /> Whereas deploying the National Guard and active-duty mili- <br /> tary personnel into a U.S. city without invoking the prop- <br /> er statutory authorities nor coordinating with state and <br /> local government officials is illegal, irresponsible, a dis- <br /> proportionate response which increases the likelihood of <br /> violence, exacerbates the situation, presents a logistical <br /> challenge to local law enforcement, and threatens the <br /> safety of the public and all law enforcement personnel: <br /> Now, therefore, be it <br /> 1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives- <br /> 2 (1) reaffirms its support for the First Amend- <br /> 3 ment right to peacefully assemble and protest; <br /> 4 (2) supports civil rights and civil liberties, in- <br /> 5 cluding the right to due process, for all persons; <br /> 6 (3) condemns instigators who have committed <br /> 7 acts of violence against law enforcement, vandalism, <br /> 8 looting, and destruction of property; <br /> 9 (4) emphasizes that all law enforcement, includ- <br /> 10 ing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has a <br /> •HRES 543 IH <br />