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I think we have to march on this one and be loud.

For San Francisco, we should show up in force somewhere - is Tuesday too soon to plan something - say show up in force at Union Square at 8pm?

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The problem with marching in SF is nobody takes marches on SF seriously -- something is being protested daily.

you made a good point, but you never know unless you try. i'm happy to take an hour out of my time for this man.

I'd much rather buy a plane ticket and head to participate in a large scale event in Washington.

Parallel events in a few places, maybe? Requires a bigger turn-out, of course...

It seems that all of the "major" marches, gatherings, etc. in history have all been events that took place in one location.

One that comes to mind is the Million Man March[0] on the National Mall in 1995. I'm not sure it would have had the same effects it did if it were 2,000 men here, 4,000 men here, and so on.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Man_March

It's been years since I've bothered to listen to the chants or read the banners of (insert protest group) when the march down Market Street. For SF it's just part of the scenery for me.

Sacramento better or worse? We could charter some busses...

What about on the 4th? Not ridiculously soon, but seems appropriate, gives us a little time to plan something, and this case isn't moving at a breakneck speed anyway.

Reddit is planning on doing some 4th of July protesting:

http://www.reddit.com/r/restorethefourth

Interesting. I've made a habit of protesting on the 4th for some years now, off and on. Good stuff.

The name of the group calls to mind the saying about "painting the forth bridge" - I'm not sure whether that's unfortunate, appropriate, or both...

Nobody on the east coast cares about what people in San Francisco happen to be protesting about on any given day. If you want to march somewhere, come down to D.C. where someone relevant might actually see you.

Pelosi probably cares what her constituents are protesting, and perhaps what people are protesting in front of them, if it's likely to effect how they vote. Boxer and Feinstein less so, but perhaps a tiny bit...

i'm down. i work close to union square. should we create a meetup? let me know. i'm down.

fadysfca@gmail.com

We rallied in Union Square the Monday after he revealed himself at noon. Fifty people showed up.

This is a huge deal on HN. But it's simply business as usual for most people.

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