Here’s one of the parts I like.
- The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the
threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state
leadership has fallen out of a president’s favor. To guard against this, foundational principles of
American law limit the president’s authority to involve the military in domestic affairs. Those
bedrock principles are in peril. Secretary Hegseth, on October 4th, invoked 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to
federalize and bring under Department of Defense control up to 300 members of the Illinois
National Guard, over the objection of the Governor of Illinois (“Federalization Order”), and, on
October 5th, another up to 400 National Guard from the State of (“Texas Mobilization Order”). These advances in President Trump’s long-declared “War” on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous. The Court should enjoin the Federalization Order, Texas Mobilization Order, and any subsequent effort to achieve the same end with the National Guard of the United States or other U.S. military, immediately and permanently. - At the Pentagon on September 30, 2025, Trump pitched his plan to use American
soldiers to punish his political enemies to hundreds of United States military leaders. He told them
that they must prioritize “defending the homeland” against the “invasion from within” in American
cities run by “radical-left Democrats,” specifically including Chicago. He stated his intention to
use our neighborhoods “as training gro
