Thousands of Coloradans took part in ICE Out demonstrations yesterday, according to reports in the Denver Post. Crowds in Denver marched past the Colorado State Capitol and through downtown to Denver's La Alma-Lincoln Park, where an afternoon rally drew over a thousand people. Many schools closed for the day, students walked out of schools that didn't close, and many people skipped work or closed their businesses to join the protest against ICE (Immigration Control and Enforcement) and Donald Trump's actions. And will these demonstrations change anything? In my opinion, only if enough people flood the streets of every city in the country to the point that everything - trains, buses, cars, everyday life itself - stops, and then keep it up until Congress finally decides to take action and put a leash - and perhaps a muzzle - on Trump and his policies. And they won't do it unless they feel there is no alternative. Otherwise, we will all have to wait until the next election, or perhaps even the next administration, to start putting all the pieces back together. And by the way, I took the photograph above in front of the Colorado State Capitol yesterday afternoon, long after the parade passed by. What else is new?
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