A group of protesters in Palm Desert rallied this week to urge local Congressman Ken Calvert to resist the influences of Donald Trump and Elon Musk on the American government. The demonstrators, organized by the progressive group MoveOn, expressed fears about threats to democracy and civil rights. With calls for accountability highlighted by attention-catching signs, constituents were left frustrated when they could not access Calvert's office for a meeting. Activists believe it’s vital for Congress to reflect constituents' concerns about proposed cuts to social programs amid rising economic disparities and political tensions.
I have to believe, given the heinous actions that are being signed with a Sharpie on the daily, abridging people's personal freedoms, their civil rights, our social service programs, our aid abroad, that somebody would have a conscience.
When he's snooping through your bank accounts, you dump him, says the mobile billboard featuring the president and the billionaire tech mogul.
He needs to hear from us, we the people, said Colleen Duffy-Smith, insisting that the congressman must respond to constituents' fears about democracy.
Progressive activists and concerned constituents spent the first week-long recess of the new Trump administration pressuring congressional Republicans to stand up to the president and Musk.
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