In the wake of several recent Supreme Court decisions, Indivisible Charlottesville staged a rally in support of the rule of law on Wednesday afternoon. WMRA’s Meredith McCool was there.
[protesters chanting]
Around 150 rally-goers gathered along the sidewalks in front of the federal courthouse in Charlottesville despite the dreary weather Wednesday. Alicia Lenahan is a retired attorney and spokesperson for Indivisible Charlottesville.
ALICIA LENAHAN: We are out here standing up for the rule of law, so that our rights as individuals are protected, but also so that the rights of everyone in this community, this state and this country are protected.
As a lawyer, Lenahan considers the rule of law from a constitutional perspective.
LENAHAN: When you look at so much of what the administration has done, it has defied the Constitution, defied the Bill of Rights, and is doing everything they can to erode our rights and also to make us afraid to stand up and say no.
[judicial oath recitation]
During the midday rally, protesters recited the presidential oath and the federal judicial oath. A combined street activist theater troupe and singing group staged a play symbolizing reviving democracy by giving the Statue of Liberty emergency attention.
[call and response singing]
LENAHAN: We really are all at risk when we shrug our shoulders and say, someone else will take care of it, because it is up to us.
