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Dr. Krannawitter: The Declaration—not slogans—is our anti-king document
National, Commentary, Substack

Dr. Krannawitter: The Declaration—not slogans—is our anti-king document

By Thomas L. Krannawitter, Ph.D. | Commentary, Substack The American Revolution launched the greatest anti-king and anti-slavery movements, at the same time, and for the same principled reasons. Let me see if I understand: Progressives who insist on “No Kings” demand presidents—and an entire federal government apparatus—be constrained by the Constitution progressives have spent decades mocking, undermining, and ignoring? And the same progressives who warn against monarchical power happily support millions of unelected, unionized bureaucrats issuing and enforcing their own “regulations” that have binding power of law over citizens, even though regulations are not laws? No Kings Remember, the United States was born out of a fiery rebellion against a king and a d...
‘No Kings’ Rally Turns Violent: 35 Arrested After Attacking Police
denvergazette.com, Local

‘No Kings’ Rally Turns Violent: 35 Arrested After Attacking Police

The Denver Gazette In a series of confrontations, "No Kings" protesters threw rocks and other objects at officers and tried to enter a major thoroughfare in Denver on Saturday night, prompting the police to deploy pepper balls and smoke to disperse the crowd, authorities said. All told authorities arrested 35 people and one juvenile for resisting arrest, obstructing streets, throwing projectiles, and failing to obey orders, the Denver Police Department announced on Sunday morning. The confrontations took place at night — hours after thousands of people converged in downtown Denver to protest actions by the Trump administration, notably his campaign to deport foreign nationals illegally staying in the U.S.The first confrontation occurred around 6:30 p.m., when another march — the s...
‘No Kings’ protest defies Parker officials, will proceed despite security concerns
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‘No Kings’ protest defies Parker officials, will proceed despite security concerns

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox31 DENVER (KDVR) — After the town of Parker tried to cancel a “No Kings” protest due to the Parker Days Festival on Saturday, the event is taking place anyway. On Saturday, June 14, a group known as “No Kings” is planning a “nationwide day of defiance” against the Trump administration on President Donald Trump’s birthday. The group said during Trump’s birthday festivities, they’re planning on showing up around the country to say “no thrones, no crowns, no kings.” Protests will be held in Colorado and all over the country, including Parker, even after the town of Parker said it had to be canceled due to a scheduling conflict. The town said the Parker Days Festival, which is hosted by the Parker Chamber of Commerce, is a permitted event that takes place...