It weighs on our hearts that our government has decided to take action against the crews shipping oil. Just as we are against\u00a0civil\u00a0asset forfeiture, this too is an action that just steals from those sailors who are simply trying to make a living. With zero due process in international waters, Trump has directed our military\u00a0to\u00a0steal from those who do not align with his political stance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is not a dissent against our military brothers and sisters, who\u00a0carried out\u00a0the raids. They did so without harming the ships or the people, preforming at a level of excellence we have come to expect from them. Instead, this is a top down action that put both our military personnel and the merchant marine in harms way. They were not transporting illegal goods. They were transporting\u00a0oil.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those in the administration\u00a0claim this is to stop tyranny while\u00a0they are acting\u00a0tyrannical. They claim this is for justice while holding no due process nor giving those arrested the right to representation. They claim the crews are breaking international law and are part of a shadow fleet, so does that mean the US is the end-all be-all of\u00a0policing\u00a0international trade?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We must not let this distract\u00a0us\u00a0from the real issues. We must push back again those who think they are above the law. No one is above the law and we all deserve justice with due process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n