“This Is an Invasion”: Lawlessness in Los Angeles Demands a Constitutional Response

As the streets of Los Angeles burn under the weight of foreign flags and mob violence, Americans are witnessing a sobering moment in our republic—one that underscores the urgency of restoring law and order, defending our borders, and reasserting the principles that have held this nation together since 1787.

Once hailed as the City of Angels, Los Angeles now finds itself engulfed by chaos. Radicalized mobs—many waving foreign flags—are torching businesses, attacking ICE agents, and vandalizing federal property. This is not peaceful protest. This is not lawful assembly. This is organized lawlessness fueled by anti-American sentiment, and it must be called what it is: a domestic insurrection.

And yet, the political class that governs this once-great city does little more than shrug. Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom have repeatedly downplayed the violence, calling it “unrest” or “peaceful demonstrations.” But the truth is unmistakable: when mobs attack federal officers and chant death to ICE, this is not civil disobedience—it is sedition.

Thankfully, the Constitution provides a remedy. Article IV, Section 4 guarantees every state “a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.” When local and state leaders refuse to uphold the law, the federal government has both the authority and the obligation to intervene.

President Trump’s decisive action—mobilizing the National Guard and deploying federal forces—is not only warranted, it’s Constitutionally essential. The Insurrection Act of 1807 authorizes the President to deploy the military to suppress insurrections and enforce federal law when local governments cannot or will not act. This is not tyranny. This is the legitimate exercise of executive power to defend the nation from domestic enemies.

Let us be clear: those who entered this country illegally, waved the flags of foreign nations, and took to the streets to destroy American property are not protestors—they are invaders. No nation can survive if it refuses to control its own borders, punish lawlessness, and assert its national identity.

The riots in Los Angeles are not isolated incidents. They are the inevitable result of years of permissive immigration policy, sanctuary city protections, and a progressive ideology that despises American exceptionalism. This is what happens when leaders prioritize political correctness over public safety—when they welcome criminal aliens and treat ICE agents as the enemy.

It’s time to reclaim our cities. It’s time to uphold the rule of law. And it’s time to remember that citizenship is a privilege, not a right for those who break our laws to gain it.

We must teach our children the Constitution—not the propaganda of cultural Marxism. We must educate them on what it means to be American—not just in name, but in duty, in spirit, and in heart.

The 917 Society stands for exactly that—educating the next generation about the Constitution, the blessings of liberty, and the responsibilities of citizenship. Because if we do not teach our young people to cherish and defend the Republic, they will inherit a nation they no longer recognize.

In this moment of national trial, let us be resolute. Let us be Constitutional. And let us be unafraid to say the hard truths.

America is worth defending. Her Constitution is worth upholding. And her enemies—foreign or domestic—must be defeated.

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