CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Saturday marked the second day of "No Kings" protests this year, the first demonstration held in June.
Every major city saw protests from New York to Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles. Even here in the Carolinas, people took to the streets of Raleigh, Greensboro, Spartanburg, and of course, here in Charlotte.
Thousands walked the streets of Uptown for the rally, many saying this is just one way to have their voice heard. Others tell Queen City News Anchor Will Lewis, another way to take action will be at the ballot box.
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"This is now at a crux of what the American people are feeling, which is there is a lot of unhappiness, but also what am I supposed to do about it?" Reed Galen said.
Many say the first thing to do is let the Trump Administration know how they feel about several issues, from healthcare to the war in the Middle East to defending the Constitution.
"My true motivation is always the next generation. I love my children, and the children of my congregation, the children of this country," Rev. Marianne Romanat of the Light of Christ United Methodist Church said.
"People have been pitted against each other, the left against the right, and while that is happening, it seems as if our rights are being stripped away from us right in front of our eyes," Todd Wallace said.
The signs are just one way of expression. Some people have severed ties with people they don't agree with.
"My ex was a Republican," Danielle Naughtin said. "It's not the sole reason I divorced him, but it was one of the reasons because our policies no longer aligned. Our morals and ethics no longer aligned, and it wasn't something I could be a part of."
The message coming from First Ward Park to the streets of Uptown. Step by step, chant after chant. Right through the four corners of the Independence Square, where some say commerce, industry, transportation, and the future need to change.
"I'm 90 years old and I'm here, and I'm marching. I believe in this. This is what democracy looks like."
The crowd is larger than the June "No Kings" rally, but representation from minority groups was significantly smaller. This left some saying it is a direct result of the action taken by the administration in the last four months.
"People are terrified. People are staying in their homes; they are afraid to leave. They're not going to the convenience store, they're not going to church, they're not sending their kids to school. Terror, just terror," Immigration Attorney Sharon Dove said.
"Us stepping outside and the fear that comes with it. Am I going to be arrested? Am I going to be asked do I have documentation? It's terrible what's happening, and we really need to do something," said Vivianette Ortiz.
Even as the rally reached the park once again, all say it's not the end. Only the beginning. Demonstrators say first we need to value each other, even when leaders on the national level don't.
"People are so blinded by their hatred of President Donald Trump that they can't find one reason to celebrate America," Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said.
"I don't think this is a hate America rally at all. I think this is a love your people, love America, love this land, love our rights. Not hate at all," Ortiz adds.
Organizers with the group "No Kings" say more than 2,700 rallies were held nationwide. All of this comes as the ongoing government shutdown reaches its 18th day.
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