NO SECRET POLICE. EVER.
We need to draw a bright red line for American democracy.
We are watching something dangerous take shape in real time:
the normalization of federal force that answers to politics instead of law — trampling civil rights and disregarding basic accountability.
History shows us where this goes.
We don’t wait for it to finish forming before we stop it.
This is the line.
What’s happening
Across the country, we’re seeing increasing pressure to expand federal enforcement powers with less transparency, weaker oversight, and escalating political loyalty tests.
Call it “immigration enforcement.”
Call it “public safety.”
Call it whatever makes it sound reasonable.
When armed agents operate without meaningful accountability, the name doesn’t matter.
The structure does.
Why this matters
A secret police doesn’t arrive all at once.
It arrives piece by piece justified by fear, distraction, deliberate misinformation, and silence.
It shows up as:
Enforcement without clear limits
Power without local consent
Authority without accountability
And once it’s normalized for someone else, it doesn’t stay there.
This isn’t left vs. right.
It’s democracy vs. unaccountable force.
What we’re doing
We are building a visible, public refusal.
Not panic.
Not conspiracy.
Not hot takes.
A clear civic stance:
No secret police.
No shadow force.
No normalization of unaccountable, masked political enforcement.
Democracy only survives when people draw lines before they are crossed.
What we are demanding in Washington State
Washington has the power to act now.
We are calling on the Washington State Legislature to pass the No Secret Police Act, a public-safety and civil-rights law that draws a clear line inside our state:
If you are exercising police power in Washington, you must be identifiable, accountable, and subject to the rule of law.
The No Secret Police Act would:
Require all law-enforcement officers operating in Washington (including federal agents) to visibly identify themselves
Prohibit masked or unidentified enforcement during public operations, with narrow safety exceptions
Require body-worn cameras during joint federal-state operations when local agencies use them
Block warrantless entry into schools, hospitals, shelters, courthouses, places of worship, and businesses
Create a state civil-rights cause of action when people are harmed by unlawful or deceptive enforcement
Protect the public from criminal impersonation of law enforcement, which thrives when real officers hide their identities
This law does not interfere with lawful federal authority.
It sets a neutral, generally applicable public-safety standard the same kind states already use for licensing, health, and accountability.
Secret police will not keep Washington safe.
Washington needs transparent law enforcement and accountable power.
Pass the Washington No Secret Police Act
This is not unprecedented
Washington would not be the first state to act.
California has already passed laws requiring law-enforcement transparency, identification, and limits on unaccountable enforcement activity within its borders — including in contexts involving federal immigration operations.
Those laws did not abolish federal authority.
They established baseline public-safety and civil-rights standards for anyone exercising police power in public spaces.
The Washington No Secret Police Act builds on that principle and strengthens it by clearly addressing masked enforcement, joint operations, and civil-rights remedies.
This is not a leap into the unknown.
It is a responsible step California has already taken, refined for Washington.
What you can do right now
1. Add your name
Sign the Change.org petition to show that people are paying attention and refusing silence.
2. Share this page and the petition
Visibility is protection. Authoritarian systems rely on darkness.
3. Use the words
“No secret police” should be said plainly, repeatedly, and publicly.
If you’re not in Washington State
You are not on the sidelines.
What’s happening in Washington is a first line of defense, not a local issue.
States are where guardrails are built and where they spread.
Here’s how to plug in from anywhere:
1. Help make Washington the precedent
National change often starts with one state drawing a clear line.
When Washington acts, other states can point to it and follow without starting from scratch.
2. Start asking the question where you live
If armed officers are operating here, do they have to identify themselves?
If the answer is unclear, that’s a problem state legislators need to solve.
3. Get ready to replicate, not reinvent
The No Secret Police Act is designed to be a model.
You don’t need to be a lawyer.
You don’t need to draft legislation.
You just need to help normalize one expectation:
No identification.
No accountability.
No consent.
No legitimacy.
This is not about fear. It’s about accountability.
Democracy is a participation sport.
This is one of those moments when noticing isn’t enough.
No secret police. Ever.