Well Done America!
This was Boise, Idaho, today. Population 237,963.
Idaho has a Republican trifecta, with a Republican governor and Republican control of both chambers in the state legislature, and a Republican triplex—Republicans as governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. Those elected officials might feel less secure after today’s turnout. A lot of red state officials across the country may feel that way.
Some people have suggested these marches are meaningless. But that is not true. Today, we put Donald Trump and his cronies on notice that we are coming for them at the ballot boxes and that we understand how this democracy works and who holds the power. By showing up, we show that we are not afraid. That we will jump through whatever hoops they put in front of us to vote. Be wary of anyone who tries to convince you that people like us aren’t powerful in a democracy—it smacks of trolls, or worse.
I’ve heard from many people this week expressing sentiments similar to what one Civil Discourse reader wrote to me today: “We sense some of the Republican voters in our area are beginning to grasp, and question, the costs of their loyalty.” Courage is contagious, and we spread it by showing up today and continuing to push for democracy.
In Freeport, Maine, where I was, we saw children, teenagers, and young people lining Main Street in increasing numbers as the morning drew on. I hear that’s the case across the country. Young people engaged, fired up, marching. We need more of them!
Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and also the best guarantee we can hold free and fair elections this November. Today, it was shining brightly.
Worcester, Massachusetts. “We’re not radical. We just remember history.”
This is perfect. TACO to go.
One of my favorite people, in Metro DC, summed it all up: Let’s Keep Our Republic.
An important reminder here. Trump has gone to war to get us to forget about what’s in the Epstein Files, so let’s make sure we don’t do that.
And this is Minneapolis, the city that embodies everything we must remember. Renee Good. Alex Pretti. Everyone who came before and after them, and all the people whose names we do not know, because masked agents operated without respect for the rule of law. Katie Phang was there, covering the rally. She shared this picture. Indivisible estimated that there were 200,000 people protesting.
In Birmingham, there was even a chicken. I’m sad I missed out on seeing her!
We did good work today, America.
We’re in this together,
Joyce
Great signs and pictures. Thanks Joyce
it was almost comical, how polite the MN rally was. When you look at the SEA of people, you cannot tell that the vast majority of us were carrying carefully made signs! We were too polite to hold them up and block the view of others! When someone sang beautifully to us, we all became respectfully still and calmed down, to the point that speakers probably found us too quiet. Everyone was smiling, saying a lot of "ope, excuse me" and making sure others could see. I decided the word of the day, the year, the generation, is "neighbor". We were all good neighbors to each other today. I'm so proud of Minnesota.