The Portland Predicament: Walking the Line Between Homeland and Domestic Security
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The organized attacks at the federal courthouse in Portland are more than a localized threat to lives and property. They threaten to undermine the basic American value of equal protection under the law.
Rioters besieged the federal courthouse in Portland for weeks. As the violence escalated, federal officers from the Department of Homeland Security arrived on the scene to protect the property.
Earlier this week, after the state of Oregon agreed to provide better security for the facility, the governor jumped on Twitter and announced “the federal government has agreed to withdraw federal officers from Portland. They have acted as an occupying force & brought violence.”
This Pravda-like statement suggested that the federal government was in the wrong. It wasn’t.
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