COULD IT HAPPEN HERE? COLORADO JOINS SUIT AGAINST TRUMP TROOP SCHEME

AG Phil Weiser

Colorado is joining 20 states in a suit arguing President Trump's deployment of military forces to quell Los Angeles' immigration protests violates the U.S. Constitution, Attorney General Phil Weiser said Thursday.
“Governors command the National Guard in their states and local law enforcement protects communities and keeps the peace," Weiser said.

"To federalize the National Guard in Los Angeles or anywhere else in the country, the president must have a legal reason—he can’t just make up an emergency out of thin air," he said.

The president's order federalizing the California National Guard isn't limited to Los Angeles alone, the AG's office said. For now, though, troops are protecting ICE personnel and not policing the streets of Los Angeles.