'People's Convoy' begins circling Beltway for second day of pandemic-related demonstrations
Source: Washington Post
Organizer acknowledges there’s a passionate faction of the convoy that wants to head into the nation’s capital
After a brief delay, hundreds of trucks, cars and SUVs protesting the government’s response to the pandemic arrived at the Capital Beltway during the noon hour Monday after leaving the Hagerstown Speedway Monday for a second day of protests.
Organizer Brian Brase said the group, which circled the Beltway twice on Sunday, has no plans to take their protest beyond the Beltway, but acknowledged there’s a passionate faction of the convoy that wants to head into the nation’s capital.
“A lot of people want me to say certain things and put this convoy into a certain direction,” he said. “I’m not going to listen to all of them. I’m going to listen to the people.”
Brase, a 37-year-old truck driver from northwest Ohio, said Monday’s delay was the result of security concerns.
“There were concerns about people trying to come in here who didn’t belong," he said, warning those who intend to “cause harm, violence and disruption” were not welcome.
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Just in case you wanted to know what these dipshits were up to today...
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Surely not as punishment for peaceably assembling to redress their grievances, because ... you know.
Here we go again:
Source: https://blog.library.gsu.edu/2012/03/23/secularists-descend-upon-d-c-for-reason-rally/
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They appeared to be staying in one lane, not blocking/stopping traffic. So far, this looks like the kind of peaceful protest that is completely acceptable.
As long as they avoid "harm, violence, and disruption", have at it.
This doesn't look like the mahem in Windsor, ON, of a few weeks ago.
