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Photos: Families Belong Together Rally in Aberdeen

Aberdeen’s Families Belong Together Rally drew around 70 people from Aberdeen, Britton, Sisseton, Jamestown, and other points of the compass to speak out against our federal government’s abusive and unconstitutional policy of family separation at the southern border. For a couple hours we treated motorists on Highway 12 to a display of real American values. Pictures now—video uploading for a later post!

Pastors came to explain that family separation is not a Christian value.
Pastors came to explain that family separation is not a Christian value.
Aberdonians really do care—how about you?
Aberdonians really do care—how about you?
Children belong with their parents. If you try following that with a "but," you've missed the point.
Children belong with their parents. If you try following that with a “but,” you’ve missed the point.
Signs!
Signs!
More pastor power from Ginny Adams, Plymouth Congregational UCC.
More pastor power from Ginny Adams, Plymouth Congregational UCC.
A soccer coach from Jamestown had time between games to join us.
A soccer coach from Jamestown had time between games to join us. We’re all on the same team.
Lawrence Diggs: "They are not like us; they ARE us." Humanize everybody.
Lawrence Diggs: “They are not like us; they ARE us.” Humanize everybody.
Pastor Lou Whitmer appeals to Christian and American principles.
Pastor Lou Whitmer appeals to Christian and American principles.
The Presentation Sisters stand for humanity... and get photo-love-bombed by my friend Jim!
The Presentation Sisters stand for humanity… and get photo-love-bombed by my friend Jim!
Vote!
The simplest solution!
My neighbor Al has her own shirt printer. She came up with this design last night for today's rally. Très cool!
My neighbor Al has her own shirt printer. She came up with this design last night for today’s rally. Très cool!
Smart signs from highly educated young people.
Smart signs from highly educated young people.
These signs put things in perspective.
These signs put things in perspective.
Organizer Marie Miller speaks to about 70 patriots gathered to call America back to its values.
Organizer Marie Miller speaks to about 70 patriots gathered to call America back to its values.

16 Comments

  1. Roger Cornelius

    50 States – 50 Rallies – Over 750 rallies held across the U.S. today.

  2. Ginny Adams

    Quite an inspiration to see so many people in the park beside our Veteran’s Monument.

  3. Debbo

    These rallies were Everywhere! Good on ya Aberdeen, RC, SF. My town had one. There were around 20 in Minnesota.

    67% of Americans are against this cruel plan. I know that means 33% are undecided or support it, but I’m focusing on the 67%.

    There were rallies in other countries to support us in the 67%.

    My favorite sign so far said “Put Nazis in cages, not Children.” The drawing showed characters bearing a strong resemblance to pres Animal Sh*thole and either Evil Elfin Oafin Sessions or openly Nazi Stephen Miller, who pushed this horror hard. He’s the Mini Mengele.

  4. OldSarg

    Aberdeen has over 28,000 people and 70 showed up? That is 0.003 percent. . . Some show of support for open borders. . .

    By the way, the ONLY true support for the effort is the media. It is just more manufactured hysteria. Goes right up there with Trump collusion. . .another failed effort. Even the Hispanic Caucus (yes, both the senators and house members have come out to support ICE): https://congressionalhispaniccaucus-lujangrisham.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/chc-request-diversity-stats-from-top-tech-companies%26xid%3D17259%2C1500001%2C15700022%2C15700105%2C15700124%2C15700149%2C15700168%2C15700173%2C15700201?page=19

  5. grudznick

    Never have so few hated so much. Be like grudznick. Be polite and exude only love.

  6. Loren

    Grudz, would you mind sending that message to the White House? Thanks! ;-)

  7. mike from iowa

    https://tinyurl.com/y99jre8t

    I took the time to peruse your massive 247 character URL and did not find anywhere where it showed Hispanic approval of ICE. Why is that, fella? R U Drumpf the pathological liar in drag? I also had yer URL shortened.

  8. False: no one at the Aberdeen event showed support for open borders. OldSarg can’t defend the actual human rights abuses of the federal government in separating immigrant families, so OldSarg has to erect a false straw man.

  9. mike from iowa

    From the Daily Beast a couple days ago- The preeminent coalition of Hispanic lawmakers on Capitol Hill is pushing back against mounting calls for abolishing Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, arguing that lawmakers should instead focus on broader reforms of American immigration policy.

    In a series of talking points being distributed to its members, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus calls the current ICE immigration enforcement regime both “inhumane and harsh.” But the talking points stress that immigration enforcement is just one part of the agency’s portfolio. The others, ranging from “narcotics enforcement, investigating cybercrimes, human smuggling, firearms smuggling and counterterrorism,” were not in question, the document says.

    While calling for “increasing transparency and accountability,” the CHC talking points conclude that “abolishing ICE without changing President Trump’s disastrous immigration policy will not solve the problem.”

    With a glowing endorsement like that and a buck-fifty, Old S could get a cup of coffee, maybe.

  10. mike from iowa

    Here’s the gist of a speech by a South Dakota native full of eloquence and compassion-wingnut style.

    Tomi Lahren bemoans fact that her family has a tougher fence for cows than America has for migrant children

    From Raw Story

  11. Clara Hart

    Thanks to the rally organizer and the attendees. Although the participation was low, but there were people of integrity and passion. I wish I could have come to Aberdeen and join Sisters Gabriel (Gabby) Mary and others. The posters were awesome. Thank you, Cory for sharing these powerful posters and the speakers. See you!

  12. Debbo

    From what I have been able to learn, the “Abolish ICE” faction is a rather small %age of the millions who are appalled by the inhumane treatment of innocent children.

    I am wholly opposed to this horrible policy of child endangerment beloved by Nazis pres Animal Sh*thole and his favorite sadistic pal, Stevie Mengele Miller.

  13. Roger Cornelius

    Trump, if Democrats abolish ICE, ” you’ll be afraid to walk out of your house”. – Mother Jones

  14. Trump has swiftly hyped ICE abolition for the same reason OS hypes “open borders”—both know that family separation is morally and politically indefensible, so they must quickly change the topic.

    Family separation is a stain on America’s reputation that will take decades to recover from. Family separation is also completely unnecessary, given humane practical alternatives (community supervision, tracking bracelets) well shy of the straw-man extremes that Trump and OS wish would get them out of their moral mess.

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