A sign of the times from both sides . . .
Activists took over the Kansas Statehouse with a raucous protest against ICE that was both profane and surprisingly well-attended for a so-called "red state" where progressives seem to be surging going into midterms.
Or at least that's what our prog blog friends are reporting . . .
Hundreds of Kansans chanted “f*** ICE,” carried pointed and sometime profane signs, and sang protest songs Wednesday as they flooded the second floor of the Statehouse to rally for human rights.
Fourteen groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Planned Parenthood Great Plains, El Centro and the Sierra Club, joined forces to promote the rally. The crowd swelled to elbow-room only around the center of the floor, with dozens more demonstrating from the railings above.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Reflector: ‘America is showing its dark underbelly’: Protestors condemn ICE in rally at Kansas StatehouseDeveloping . . .
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