The Daily Signal Op-Ed: When the Feds Should Go Marching In
The following is an op-ed published in The Daily Signal by Citizens Behind the Badge advisory council member Louis F. Quijas. Louis is a 36-year law enforcement veteran, having served with the Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department, as chief of police in High Point, N.C., and as a top official with the FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He currently serves on the Law Enforcement Advisory Council of Citizens Behind the Badge.
The first responsibility of any government is to keep its people safe. Yet in too many American cities that promise is going unfulfilled.
Chicago sees dozens of shootings every weekend. New York struggles with organized retail theft and rising violent crime. Los Angeles continues to battle gangs that recruit faster than police can arrest. Washington, D.C., itself has seen homicides spike to levels not witnessed in decades.
These are not isolated problems. They are symptoms of a larger crisis. When crime outpaces local capacity, when violence becomes routine, and when citizens begin to lose faith in their leaders’ ability to provide safety, the federal government must step in. Continue reading this article at: https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/28/when-the-feds-should-go-marching-in/
Members of the National Guard from multiple states patrol the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on orders from President Donald Trump on Aug. 25, 2025. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
