Protest against Kavanagh: Democracy in action Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Protest against Kavanagh: Democracy in action

We went to a protest on Saturday at the US Capitol, just to see what was going on. A large group of people protesting the nomination and subsequent confirmation of Brett Kavanagh to the US Supreme Court had stormed the steps of the Capitol and stayed there until they were led away by the police one by one and arrested. We were in a large, very emotional crowd in front of them, taking pictures.

Regardless of whether one favors his confirmation or not, I believe this was a case of democracy in action.

Posing protestors	The protest	Among the first of the arrests	'Nope'
In force	'I am a survivor and I vote'	Last ones standing	Second thoughts?
Defiant	A lighter moment, for some	Waiting for a ride	Arrested
That look	'Resist' was on the back side of her sign	'Sold out'	All eyes now on the court

Geert Bauke Kortleve		03-Feb-2019 10:59
Excellent work! Thank you for sharing this encouraging side of the US which we often dont see on the news here!

Don Mottershead		18-Jan-2019 23:50
Excellent reportage. All the protesters have that look of confidence that comes from being on the right side. V

Wintermeer		22-Nov-2018 22:22
Excellent documentary style! ~V~

victorswan		16-Oct-2018 13:21
it is unfortunate that it has such a negative image abroad, the unacceptable cures of a completely incompetent president, a beautiful report Helen BV

Bart Aldrich		13-Oct-2018 22:43
'If young people don't vote this time they could inherit a dictatorship and a dead government.'

Bart Aldrich		13-Oct-2018 22:41
https://www.facebook.com/reallyamerican/photos/a.1355923007796723/1891746100881075/?type=3&theater

Ellen Michaels		13-Oct-2018 18:33
Excellent documentation.

Gill Kopy		10-Oct-2018 04:35
Great coverage of the goings on Helen ! V

exzim		09-Oct-2018 18:21
Great coverage ,Voted

FrankB		09-Oct-2018 17:43
I prayed every night that the lives of those two young girls would not be ruined by an unsubstantiated allegation that was riddled with holes and witness denials. My prayers were answered. Democracy worked. As for that mob of enraged termagants, well, whatever :-)

Long Bach Nguyen		09-Oct-2018 17:34
Excellent documentary of the event

François Fauchard		09-Oct-2018 15:30
It's a shame. Excellent documentation on democraty in the States....

Blandine Mangin		09-Oct-2018 13:10
un beau mais triste reportage sur la liberté et la démocratie dans notre monde ! v

Tom LeRoy		09-Oct-2018 12:24
Glad you did this photo journal about the SC nomination protest. Well done, Helen. V

Graeme		09-Oct-2018 10:03
An excellent documentation of this democracy in action, Helen.V

John Hamers		09-Oct-2018 08:18
Great photo documentary on this protest event !V

Nirvan Hope		09-Oct-2018 03:57
This is great that you went to the protests. Excellent documentation - at least they're not destroying your camera as they might have in another country or another time...

Julie Oldfield		09-Oct-2018 01:15
Excellent work documenting the protests. I definitely support their cause. This whole thing is such an awful stain on our democracy.

janescottcumming		08-Oct-2018 22:54
So glad you went and recorded this. As you said, Democracy in Action! V

Jola Dziubinska		08-Oct-2018 22:47
Thank you for being there and sharing your photos and thoughts, Helen. Democracy must win, also in Poland. V.

larose forest photos		08-Oct-2018 17:06
A good collection of photos showing that people do care about truth and about justice and about democracy. V

Liz Bickel		08-Oct-2018 01:34
I was hoping that you'd do a gallery on this event. Two thumbs up!

David Buzzeo		07-Oct-2018 23:53
My hat off to you for being brave enough to record and share this event. Democracy is often a bumpy ride. V

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