My wife and I joined a "Hands Off" rally yesterday. It was satisfying and enjoyable. We took some quickly made signs (unfortunately not very water proof) and joined about 1,300 people on the shoulder of a very busy four lane street. I think the crowd stretched more than a quarter mile.
It was cold and rainy, but that didn't dampen the spirits of the many people there. A lot of cars drove by. Many honked their horns, waved and gave us thumbs up as they went by. We waved back. I saw some one finger salutes. I also smiled and waved at these people. That is what free speech is about.
People walked behind the crowd and took pictures of us and our signs. I again smiled and waved.
Some days the torrent of unconstitutional, illegal, incompetent, immoral and corrupt actions we see coming from the Trump administration and Republican politicians can be very depressing. It felt good to be doing something in public. To stand up and say I think what you are doing is wrong.
What I was amazed by was the number of cars that had a person or two with their windows down and their phones up videoing the whole line of protesters. I've never had so many people want a picture of me.
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