Federal officials take an oath to support and defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” The federal government exists, in part, to "insure domestic tranquility,” according to the first sentence of the Constitution. The federal government retains tools to act when local systems fail.

We are fortunate to have a president now who is willing to act lawfully within constitutional bounds to protect the innocent and restore peace in large cities such as Washington, D.C., where federal authority is at its zenith.

President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in the nation's capital and his federalizing of the city's police force are not overreach. Those actions are in keeping with the Founders' promise of domestic tranquility. That promise is not theoret

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