Lawmakers urge caution on armed National Guard deployments and criticize rising taxes in floor remonstrances
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Summary
During remonstrances on the House floor, Representative Evans warned that deploying armed National Guard troops for law enforcement could violate the Posse Comitatus Act, and Representative Juncker criticized tax increases and government growth; both remarks were made during the public remonstrance period and no formal action followed in the provided transcript.
During the remonstrance period on the House floor, Representative Evans warned that placing armed National Guard troops in cities for law enforcement risks violating the Posse Comitatus Act and said such deployments should not become normalized. "What we are seeing in DC — armed National Guard, supposedly there for direct law enforcement activities — which is in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, is in black letter law illegal," Evans said in remarks recorded on the transcript. He urged members to call attention to what is "right and what is legal."
Representative Juncker used his remonstrance to criticize state government growth and repeated tax increases, arguing that private businesses absorb job losses during downturns while government spending expands. "The answer is always the same: tax, tax, tax," Juncker said, and he urged the chamber to hold itself accountable for the long-term effects of legislative decisions on housing, homelessness and the economy.
The transcript records these floor statements during the remonstrance period but does not include a response to Evans's legal concerns or any formal referral, nor does it record formal votes tied to the remonstrances. The session later proceeded to adjournment.