Rally to Support Impeachment - Dec. 16, 2019

Tonight several thousand engaged citizens of Portland showed up on the banks of the Willamette River in downtown to show public support for the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump. My country's fate hangs in the balance. The cold air tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 matched the feelings those of us have for the terrible predicament in which our government now stands.

Rallies usually have some excitement to them, look at all the great signs ('Shithole President', 'Merry Impeachmass' ) Several had christmas lights decorating the sign. Yet the crowd was more subdued than any other rally I've ever attended. On the brink of disaster, one goes into a trance of action. The emotions become muted, there isn't energy for them.

The hardest question one of the speakers asked was if we, in the crowd, would pledge to not only call congress tomorrow before they vote on the articles of impeachment, but to also talk to our family and friends about this issue, I feel like so many in my own family don't want to discuss it. They go about as if it weren't happening, Lets not let politics ruin the holidays.

I don't know what to do. If this monster is elected again and his actions go unchecked, what does that say about the USA? Those of us with a conscience are trapped in this bad dream. May we awaken Christmas morning to impeachement, the best gift I can think of this year.

Questions

Questions -

Were you ever picked last for the team?

Did you ever have a mentally ill older sibling drop into your adolescence?

Did you ever find yourself a pregnant teenager in a home of strict Catholics?

Have you ever dreaded Christmas?

Did you ever think your parents were not your best allies?

Is there ever a day you think about income disparity?

Is there something fundamentally wrong with me ?