I think the right approach is wait until the state asks for help. Otherwise, the feds need to stay out of it.
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If cities ELECT to allow anarchy and destruction who are we to stop them? Its their choice, let them live with it. It serves as a good example to the rest of the country that election have consequences.
It takes a lot of money to run a city. When the tax base dries up and the city is desperate for money they will be forced to impose some semblance of order. Portland has destroyed its own reputation and will suffer economically and socially for decades to come.
Its their problem, not ours.
Agreed.