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President Biden reflects on Day of Remembrance of Japanese American incarceration
President Joe Biden issued a statement today marking the 81st anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Hirono Urges DOD Not to Use Military “to Suppress Nationwide Protests”
The Senators wrote, “Those peacefully protesting are not ‘thugs’ or ‘terrorists’ but are individuals exercising their fundamental Constitutional rights. The military should never be weaponized by the President to limit these expressions for liberty and justice. We believe it is antithetical to what those in uniform have sworn to protect and defend, and a serious threat to our democratic system.”
