Today I give thanks for yesterday’s protests against authoritarianism! Two hundred and fifty years ago, on Easter Sunday of 1775, Paul Revere made his famous ride from Boston to Lexington, telling people that two lanterns would be lit in the North Church if the British were coming by water but only one lantern if they took the narrow land route. What followed, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, was the start of our Revolutionary War, the war that ended King George III’s rule over the American colonies.
Yesterday’s 50501 protests, which commemorated those events of 250 years ago, proclaimed the same message: No more kings! Down with authoritarianism!
Friends, our beloved country is in a constitutional crisis. We must band together and work together and fight peacefully together as hard as we can to bring back the rule of law and decency to our dear land. Thursday’s message from the League of Women Voters, non-partisan organization, describes this situation well:
Washington, DC — Today, Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters, and Dianna Wynn, president of the League of Women Voters, released the following statement:
“It has now been 87 days since the start of the Trump administration. From the flagrant disregard for congressional authority and governmental checks and balances to defying Supreme Court orders to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back home, one thing is abundantly clear: our country is in a constitutional crisis. We the people must fight back.”
“Thomas Aquinas teaches that there are two resurrections: The first is waking up in this lifetime; If we do this, the second will take care of itself.” – Matthew Fox*
Today, on this beautiful Easter Sunday morning, may we all “wake up in this lifetime”!
*Many thanks to Mike Boucher, who shared this quote in his blog today.
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