To: President Donald Trump
“Enough is enough”! President Obama:It’s time to call out the National Guard to help stop the mur...
President Obama we call on you help stop the violence and murder of America's youth by calling out units of the National Guard who have been trained in the complexities of an urban environment. With clearly defined strategies of conduct, realistic goals and a time frame for their departure, these National Guard units should be used,at the invitation of the cities involved, to work with and help the local police in those sections of all our large cities where gang violence and murder is out of control.
Why is this important?
At the Newtown Memorial Service you declared, for the death of twenty children and seven adults, “I’ll use whatever power this office holds…in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this.”
Since you spoke those words, more than 50 fellow human beings have been murdered in Chicago alone, where last year’s gang-connected violence excelled 18 times the number in Newtown, where “since 2001 Chicago has recorded more than 5,000 gun-related deaths.”*
“Tragedies!” Because we empathize with the suffering of others and value human life as do you, we believe you have the power and the courage to transform your words “enough is enough,” to l’chaim – for life!