Looking across a sea of people at the rally, many of whom carried signs depicting their disdain for Trump, I was reminded of how America has turned on those least able to defend themselves as they take low-paying and often dangerous jobs American don’t want. A sign carried by a protester: “Inasmuch As Ye Have Done It Unto The Least Of My Brethren, Ye Have Done It Unto Me.” Jesus sends a message to evangelicals, white Christian nationalists and anyone who uses the Bible as a guidepost of the good life, but ignores one of the fundamental precepts of Christ’s teachings.
Another sign at the rally said it all. “First, They Come for the Immigrants,” a reminder that Trump starts with indefensible minority groups like Latinos. Then he goes after universities and free speech, a fundamental guarantee in the Bill of Rights. And then he goes after law firms who represented clients in Trump’s vengeful line of fire. And then he prosecutes those who prosecuted him.
Where will it all stop? Who’s next? We may not know the answers, but last Saturday proved that Idaho may be called a Red state, but there are plenty of blue-blooded Idahoans who won’t take Trump and his Idaho lackeys sitting down. They are not about to let him destroy our democratic way of life without making their case for “making America good again,” as one sign at the rally read.
As far as what’s next, I hope it’s more rallies as we head toward the 2026 midterm elections — our most immediate hope to stop the madness of Trump and a Republican Party gone rogue.
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