Grasse-Backed Resolutions Condemn Political Violence, Support Due Process, Free Speech Rights

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Nicolle Grasse, D-Arlington Heights, is speaking out about the violent, corrupt and illegal actions the Trump Administration is launching against Illinois residents, passing official condemnations of Trump’s efforts to disregard due process, incite political violence and silence free speech and the press.

“Time and time again, the Trump Administration has attacked the basic, fundamental values that support our democracy. From using the tools of the presidency to silence those in the media who oppose his agenda, to deploying military forces to states—the current administration is seemingly against everything the First Amendment, and our nation, stands for,” Grasse said.

“The fact that this administration has repeatedly sought to sidestep the judiciary isn’t just dangerous, it’s un-American. The men and women who dedicate their lives to serving our nation should never be used as political tools, especially not when they are also being used to spread terror and violence on their fellow communities.”

After one of the most volatile summers in our nation’s history, Grasse began the fall legislative session speaking out for constitutional rights, for due process of law and for communities where everyone can feel safe.

Grasse voted to:

● Condemn acts of political violence—whether that violence is in the form of mass
shooters and radicalized extremists, or is inflicted by masked troopers deployed by the
federal government. (House Resolution 508)

● Call out Donald Trump’s racial profiling, violent tactics including chemical munitions
and illegal search and seizure, and the disregard for the due process protections cited in
the United States Constitution. (House Resolution 504)

● Rebuke Donald Trump’s corrupt efforts to exert control over news media by abusing
executive powers to punish dissent and reward compliance—restricting the right to free
speech and endangering the local press. (House Resolution 505)

“Most alarmingly, the administration’s blatant disregard of due process sets a dangerous precedent. Once due process is eliminated for one class of individuals, there is nothing stopping others from losing it as well,” Grasse said.

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