Senator Marsha Blackburn is absolutely right to call for National Guard troops in Memphis. The crime numbers don’t lie, and hard-working Tennessee families deserve better than living in fear. When a major American city becomes a war zone, it’s time for real leaders to step up and take action.
Memphis now has the highest crime rate in America among major cities. The numbers are shocking – over 9,400 crimes per 100,000 people, which is more than three times the national average. This isn’t just statistics on paper – these are real families getting robbed, assaulted, and murdered while liberal politicians make excuses.
In just the first three months of 2025, Memphis recorded 85 homicides compared to 74 in the same period last year. That’s a 15 percent jump in people getting killed on the streets. Meanwhile, property crimes shot up by 20 percent as thieves and criminals run wild through neighborhoods.
Senator Blackburn understands what every patriotic American knows – when local officials can’t or won’t protect their citizens, it’s time to bring in help. The National Guard exists to protect Americans when local authorities fail. Deploying them to Memphis isn’t extreme – it’s common sense when people are dying.
For too long, soft-on-crime policies have turned once-great American cities into lawless zones. Liberal politicians care more about protecting criminals than protecting families. They worry about hurting feelings instead of stopping bullets and keeping kids safe walking to school.
The people of Memphis didn’t ask for this chaos in their neighborhoods. They want to work hard, raise their families, and live the American dream without fear. But decades of failed liberal leadership have abandoned them to gang violence and street crime.
Senator Blackburn is fighting for what every conservative believes – law and order must come first. You can’t have prosperity without safety, and you can’t have freedom when criminals control the streets. The Constitution gives us the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but crime steals all three.
It’s time to back leaders like Marsha Blackburn who put American families first. When politicians have the courage to deploy the National Guard and restore order, real Americans will stand behind them. Our communities deserve leaders who fight for safety, not politicians who make excuses for failure.
