‘No Kings' protest planned in Saint Clair
Schuylkill County Democrats are planning a 'No Kings' protest rally against President Donald Trump's administration.
The plans calls for protesters to gather from 11 a.m. until noon at the pedestrian bridge at the Coal Creek Commerce Center off Route 61 in Saint Clair.
'No Kings is a nationwide day of defiance,' according to the website nokings.org. The idea evolved from Trump comparing himself to a king.
Protests will occur all over the nation. The website lists York, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Carlisle and Jim Thorpe among the cities planning protests in Pennsylvania. Information about Saturday's event in Saint Clair was submitted to the national website, but for some reason did not make the list, said Todd Zimmerman, chairman of the Schuylkill County Democratic Committee.
'It's all free speech,' Zimmerman said about the objectives of the event.
The rally coincides with Trump's 79th birthday and his administration's planned military parade and celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th birthday in Washington, D.C.
Zimmerman expects some passerby on Route 61 during Saturday's rally will show support by honking their car horns, while others may be less enthusiastic.
'We created a constitution to prevent a dictatorship,' Zimmerman said, adding that the actions taken by the Trump administration have real world consequences.
Democrats contend that the Trump administration is testing the tenets of the U.S. Constitution regarding the legislative, judicial and executive branches of government.
News of immigrants being arrested has sparked protests around the county, most recently in Los Angeles.
Here at home, Ruben Rojas-Vargas, of Pottsville, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on May 30. Rojas-Vargas, 32, who has been in the United States for 16 years, was sent to a processing center in Phillipsburg, Centre County, where he remains, according to online records.
'We need immigrants,' Zimmerman said. 'I think the arrest of law-abiding immigrants is going to affect our economy.'
With regards to security concerns for Saturday's rally, Saint Clair Borough Manager Roland Price said he has no plans to provide extra police presence for the event.
'I don't anticipate major issues,' Price said Friday. 'We have no objections to them protesting.'
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