Lawmakers want must-pass defense bill to protect protesters from the military

[rangerrebew]

Lawmakers want must-pass defense bill to protect protesters from the military
By: Joe Gould   
 

WASHINGTON―Outraged Democrats plan to use the massive defense budget and policy bill to fight President Donald Trump’s push to use the U.S. military to quell days of riots, and they may seek defense cuts to do it.

Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, a senior Senate Armed Services Committee member, announced Tuesday he will introduce an amendment to the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to prevent the use of military force against American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights under the Constitution.

“We can provide that no funding can be used by the DoD to marshal force against protesters or American citizens. We essentially can defund activities like that, and if you do, they don’t happen,” Kaine said in a video announcement.

https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/06/02/lawmakers-want-must-pass-defense-bill-to-protect-protestors-from-the-military/

[rangerrebew]

I guess politicians want to handcuff law enforcement more than they already have.

[EdinVA]

Well, last I checked, the constitution does not cover riots and looting so once again, kaine is taking another impotent stand...

[rangerrebew]

Well, last I checked, the constitution does not cover riots and looting 

At least half of congress, democrats, don't believe in the Constitution, few of the media, and about half of the supreme court don't believe in what they swore to uphold, most college students and adminstrators want the Constitution thrown out, most of Hollyweird and all communists want the same.  The odds look incredibly bad from where I sit.

[Fishrrman]

No.
NO bill is "must pass".
Veto this.
Start over.

[PeteS in CA]

The Dems are reminding me of something General Honore' once said of people like them, "Stuck on stupid!"