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SUNRISE AT DEATH VALLEY-Photo by Tom Cochrun

Saturday, January 21, 2017

THE MAJORITY SPEAKS

     The American majority speaks. Tens of millions of Americans braved all manner of weather to let the world know what it thinks of the change of American government.  Millions more around the world joined voices with the Women's Marches.
   This is not just a story of big cities. Beautiful San Luis Obispo is a city under 50 thousand.
There were many cities drawing more than that SLO's total population, but every voice counts. 7,500 registered for the San Luis Obispo March, crowd estimates put the number at 10,000 people-huge for a city of 46,000.
read the signs
the vocal majority is being heard






























































    We marched for our daughters and our grand daughter on her first birthday.






   
   On this day the American Majority drowned out the Trump fringe and minority. But the messages heard from LA to Washington, Seattle to Miami were echoed around the world.
Photo from the New York Times
          This kind of "greeting" of a change of American government is without precedent. One presumes those reading these signs include Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell. 

       Those old lyrics come to mind-
     Come gather around people
     wherever you roam
     and admit that the waters
     around you have grown
     accept it that soon
     You'll be drenched to the bone
     And if your breath to you is worth saving
     then you better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone
    For the times they are a-changing.


    It appears the majority of Americans will insist on it.