I could've said the repug crooks as that is the only way they can win. They have to cheat, and/or commit treason—all the way back to traitors Nixon and Reagan.

And, to think we have a man, such as Trump ad our President.

...are doing. And they come from someone with a parallel experience who really GETS their moment. I have been thinking of his words from the past about making ones issue a voting issue. That's exactly what these young people are doing. It gives me such hope for our future! I could not be prouder of them.
I stood with students (on Saturday) here in California with similar passion. They inspired a turnout I've not seen before in my reddish part of CA. This is a very powerful moment. 👏👏👏
Thanks for posting this, karynnj.

Kerry's comments on the need to make things voting issues were said in so many speeches and comments of his in the last decade, that I am sure that many of us can almost hear him say what he wrote. This is one of the reasons I am so glad that he is doing what he is at Yale. He will be an influence on many of the kids there -- and many will likely be important people in their own right.

I went to a march in far bluer place Montpelier, VT. For a small state, there was a huge crowd and the speeches were almost entirely from kids - and they were incredible. Here, they are already having an impact. The VT House just passed a bill that is expected to pass the Senate tomorrow. Not to mention, the Republican Governor has said he will sign a reasonable bill. This was a huge shift for him and for the largely rural state. Part of the reason was that about a week before the FL massacre, there was a boy in a small VT town taken into custody after a friend of his, living in NY, went to her school officials about the plan he shared with her. I think the fact that it could have happened here too, really shook him up.

I think these kids really are changing minds. They also did a great job in speaking of gun violence in Chicago and elsewhere. In VT, a few explicitly mentioned that that this was even more important for POC who were more often the victims.

...supported the kids in Vermont. The march I went to had about 3-400 people...a combination of young people, older ones like us 😳 and a few families with young children. It was organized by students at the high school my oldest granddaughter will attend in a few years.

I just wish people would actually listen to each other and HEAR each other so that we could move forward with real solutions to the gun violence problem. I wish it didn't take actual experience to understand how bad things are, in schools and elsewhere. I taught in a tough neighborhood for many years and saw what can happen when young gang members have access to guns. And how they tragically fall into the hands of younger siblings.My high school in San Diego had a shooting on campus many years ago. I never thought that would happen at *my* school.
There are so many things that could help and I believe all adults have a responsibility to take care of all our kids.

Very powerful.

...you here again. I'm pretty rusty myself.