A tiny slice of the crowd at Seattle City Center on April 05, 2025 … so far back we couldn’t hear the speeches, only the cheers from those who arrived early. Pretty inspiring nonetheless .
‘Tomorrow there'll more of us.’ — Hamilton
"So sad. Protesting the effort to cut government waste to save important programs like ss..sending back dangerous illegals & so many other critical things after 4 years of not having leadership. Makes no sense. No wonder half of the President’s cabinet is made up of EX-democrats. Wait..the President was once a Dem too! Hahaha."
To which I replied:
Ah! Thanks for this! It’s clarifying. There’s more to it, but regarding your complaints…We aren’t protesting the effort to cut government waste, or to save important programs like Social Security, or to hold criminals to account for their lawlessness — we’re protesting the intent to pursue those ends *in ways that violate* the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law.We’re protesting actions that are in themselves lawless — taken *without* due process, in violation of the clear statutory requirements that embody equal protection before the law, without exception.We want America to be America. I think we’re in the mainstream of history and hope for the future when we demand that the current Administration and Congress act with fidelity to the Constitution.So, unless you *don’t* want those things, this is a misunderstanding. And I’m sorry we weren’t clearer before.
Of course, there *is* more to it than just this, but if a person's central complaint is as basic as that, I don't see anything wrong in beginning with a basic response. *Maybe* it will lead to more....
