Donald's Muslim ban has been enacted. He called for it a year and a half ago, and it was condemned. People are being stopped in airports for their religion. Families are going to be separated. Muslims will lose their green cards, face violations of their human rights--violations that stand in direct opposition to the American Constitution.
I really can’t describe the depth of how evil and horrific this is. You’ve seen it. You know. So what do we do now?
We protest. Tonight, I stood in the BWI airport with my friend and fellow activist, DeJia. The airport is bears the name of Thurgood Marshall, who would have been horrified by the Islamophobia that defines Donald’s new regime. At the international gate, a crowd of people screamed out against fascism, racism, and the religious registry.
Representative John Sarbanes shook our hands. He had come to protest. So had Representative Elijah Cummings, who spoke to the crowd of protesters and encouraged us to keep fighting. They promised to stand up to the tide of right-wing nationalism in the House.
Apologies for the position, Blogger does not like videos. Credit for filming goes to DeJia.
I believed them, because they showed up. Democrats have to get tougher--the country depends on it. And they have to keep showing up. Representative Jamie Raskin came too, as did Martin O'Malley and C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger.
Governor Hogan has been silent, something Maryland has noticed. One of our chants was “Larry Hogan, where are you?” But our elected congressional representatives showed up.
Keep calling your congresspeople and senators. You can check out the inauguration post for information on how to get in touch with them.
You can also call your county legislators and executives and tell them you want to either keep your county a sanctuary county (in the case of Prince George’s County, Baltimore City or parts of Montgomery County) or make it one. I’m going to post more about that soon.
This website is also a good one to have bookmarked when you want to call your elected officials
Remind Governor Hogan that Marylanders won’t put up with his silence.
There will be more protests. Keep an eye out for ones in your area, and be ready to protect the people around you.
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