Another nationwide protest against the Trump Administration entitled “No Kings” is slated for Saturday, and local organizers are once again coming to a busy intersection East Cobb.
Indivisible Cobb will be staging a protest at Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads starting at 2 p.m., following a similar rally in downtown Atlanta.
“We are planning an inclusive, safe, and fun time while addressing a profoundly serious subject–Trump and this administration claiming powers they do not have, launching one unconstitutional action after another. The citizens of Cobb County and this country are saying ‘Enough.’ We are coming together, peacefully and with one voice, to register our opposition,” said Stacey Parlotto of Indivisible Cobb.
What’s being called “No Kings 2” follows June protests that drew several hundred people to the East Cobb event.
Indivisible Cobb describes itself as ” a local, grassroots, non-partisan group dedicated to building community. We organize around progressive ideals that honor our basic human dignity and resist the oppressive policies coming out of the current administration.”
Other groups involved in the protests include the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Federation of Teachers, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters and MoveOn.
For more information, visit the No Kings and Indivisible Cobb websites.
Related:
- ‘Community Coffee and Protest’ group gathering in East Cobb
- At Charlie Kirk vigil, a call for ‘sharing the light’
- MORE: Visit the East Cobb News Politics & Elections Page
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Instead of No Kings we should all be taking a critical look at the fact that our elections are decided by billions of dollars spent on lobbying by corporate America. The fact that we’re the only major country to allow healthcare to be a for-profit enterprise. The U.S. is controlled by entities that only have their profit interests in mind. Everyone else loses in this system.
Socialist rallies being stationed in East Cobb. Now I’ve seen everything.
Programs that were all considered socialist at one point or another:
• Social Security (1935). New Deal critics labeled it “socialism”; even in 1936 it was a campaign attack line. 
• Unemployment Insurance (1935). Enacted in the Social Security Act; New Deal measures like this were frequently attacked as “socialism.” 
• Federal Deposit Insurance (FDIC) (1933). Truman later quipped that critics called bank deposit insurance “socialism.” 
• Farm Price Supports / AAA (1933). Also cited by Truman as having been branded “socialism.” 
• Tennessee Valley Authority—public power (1933). President Eisenhower famously called TVA an example of “creeping socialism.” 
• Rural Electrification Administration / Act (1935–1936). Part of the public-power push that drew “creeping socialism” attacks. 
• National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) (1935). Growth of independent labor organizations was derided as “socialism,” per Truman’s 1952 remarks. 
• Fair Labor Standards Act—federal minimum wage & 40-hour week (1938). Business lobby testimony warned it was the road to “socialism/communism/… fascism.” 
• Public Housing—U.S. Housing Act (1937). Opponents linked public housing to “communism and socialism.” 
• Medicare (1965). Attacked as “socialized medicine”; Reagan’s 1961 recording opposing it became famous. 
• Medicaid (1965). Enacted alongside Medicare and criticized in the same “socialized medicine” frame. 
• Head Start (1965). Part of the War on Poverty—programs in that suite were often tarred as creeping “socialism.”
I look forward to joining my “Socialist” ancestors to help secure the latest one for my grandchildren:
• Affordable Care Act (2010). Regularly branded “socialist/socialized medicine” by opponents.
Define Socialism without looking it up. Bet you can’t.
Annette, that’s a pretty uneducated statement.
A sitting president hawking watches for sale with his name on them using a tv commercial on NewsMax is reality now. Trump makes a mockery out of the office of the president.
So, you prefer despotism. Got it.
There is nothing socialist about standing up for freedom of the press, freedom of religion, the rule of law and to call for the end of appropriate use of the military against US citizens.
Maybe if you had a real job you wouldn’t have time to be protesting something that isn’t even a thing to begin with.
It’s being held on a Saturday, because the vast majority have weekday jobs. You tried.
WOW…
Maybe if you had real empathy you wouldn’t waste your time trying to degrade folks who are standing up for the rights we have all been promised as American citizens before they all get taken away.
Also – I have a job, love it, and it would take the day off if I needed to in order to join my neighbors in peaceful protest.
WAKE UP !!!
Donna, that’s a good one! Did you think of that all by yourself? Get this girl an ice cream cone.
Let’s pray that everyone remains committed to speaking up and speaking out nonviolently against any oppression or hate. We are all humans, blessed by what we have created together. We must come together for the common good.
I can’t object to this.
Protesting against Govt over things we disagree over is 100% American. All true Americans understand this. Doesn’t matter if you agree or disagree on the specific topics.
Trying to silence Americans who want to raise issues to a wider audience in a safe way is most definitely UnAmerican.
I’m not a prayer, but I’ve thought about these things for decades. Whatever makes you happy, doesn’t harm others (or property), cause violence or lead others into violence is fine with me.
While I don’t agree with everything this rally will say, it is their right to say it. I don’t agree with the current President on many topics either. The days of “compassionate conservatives” are long over, I fear.