Once, American cities were something to be proud of. They were places of strength, commerce, and safety. That time feels increasingly distant, thanks to a deliberate decay managed by progressive leaders who seem to have forgotten their one real job: maintaining order. They watch as storefronts are boarded up and streets are ceded to the violent whims of the mob, offering only empty platitudes and excuses.

This is the new playbook for progressive leadership, an upside-down world where weakness is “compassion” and letting criminals run wild is “tolerance.” In their bizarre reality, the true enemy isn’t the anarchist throwing a brick through a window, but the strong leader willing to step in and restore peace. They would rather preside over rubble—and call it progress—than admit their policies are a catastrophic failure.

From Just The News:

Oregon sued the Trump administration late Sunday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s order to deploy 200 National Guard troops to the city of Portland to protect federal buildings…

“There is no insurrection or threat to public safety that necessitates military intervention in Portland or any other city in our state.” She emphasized that deploying the National Guard on Oregon streets is “an abuse of power and a disservice to our communities and our service members.”

This is the astonishing justification from Oregon Governor Tina Kotek as her administration sues to block President Donald Trump from restoring order. Along with the state’s attorney general, who absurdly claims “Oregon communities are stable,” these officials have taken the truly unbelievable step of using the courts to stop the federal government from protecting its own property. You can’t make this stuff up.

When Stability Means Anarchy

“Stable communities”? Has Governor Kotek actually looked out her window lately? While she recites pleasant fictions, President Trump is responding to the grim reality on the ground. He didn’t deploy the National Guard on a whim; he acted to defend a city he rightly called “war-ravaged” and to protect federal ICE facilities that are, in his words, “under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.” This isn’t federal overreach. It’s a necessary response to a state-level abdication of duty.

The President’s order was a direct answer to the lawlessness that local officials have allowed to fester for years. Attorney General Pam Bondi has even been forced to activate Joint Terrorism Task Forces to investigate these radical groups. Yet, in the face of this clear and present threat, Oregon’s leaders have the audacity to claim there is “no threat to public safety.” It begs the question: Whose safety are they actually concerned with? It certainly isn’t the law-abiding citizens or the federal officers in the line of fire.

A Duty to Protect Federal Ground

Let’s be clear: the federal government has an absolute right and a solemn duty to protect its property and its people. When a city’s leadership fails to quell riots and allows mobs to lay siege to a federal building, they create a vacuum of authority. President Trump isn’t violating states’ rights; he is fulfilling his constitutional obligation to enforce the law and ensure the federal government can function without being held hostage by anarchists.

The lawsuit’s claims about the 10th Amendment are nothing but flimsy legal gymnastics. They’re using the Constitution as a shield for criminals, arguing that states’ rights somehow include the right to host a violent siege against federal agents. This isn’t a constitutional crisis; it’s a crisis of common sense. By suing to keep the National Guard out, Oregon officials are sending a clear message: the mob has more rights than the federal agents they are terrorizing.

Key Takeaways

• Oregon’s leaders are enabling lawlessness by suing to block federal assistance.
• President Trump is fulfilling his duty to protect federal property from domestic terrorists.
• The lawsuit is a political stunt that prioritizes radical mobs over public safety.
• Democrats are redefining anarchy as “stability” to fit their failed narrative.

Sources: Just The News, The Post Millennial