Revolt Against the Red Regime on Saturday
Operation Blue Horizon, a political activist group affiliated with the Howard County Democratic Party, will hold a protest march in downtown Kokomo on Sat., Sept. 6. Beginning at noon, the demonstration will take place around the courthouse square.
Entitled, “Revolt Against the Red Regime,” the protest is focused upon actions taken at the federal and state level to allegedly weaken democracy. Operation Blue Horizon listed several grievances that have motivated the march.
“Operation Blue Horizon is back for our first protest since No Kings in June, and the stakes have only gotten higher,” the organization stated. “Across Indiana and across the nation, every level of government is failing us.
“The ‘Speedway Slammer’ is being repurposed as an immigrant detention site; an apparatus designed to systematically strip people of dignity and freedom in our own backyard. Politicians are scheming mid‑decade redistricting to lock in power and silence voters all over the country, including Indiana.
“(President Donald) Trump is deploying National Guard troops in Democrat-led cities to intimidate communities and elevate his authoritarian image. In a mounting attack on democracy, Trump is silencing critics, targeting media, firing whistleblowers, and weaponizing the Justice Department to retaliate against opponents.
“Trump's administration is defying court after court, including attempts to strip birthright citizenship and impose sweeping executive powers. As a disturbing echo of the past, he’s using laws like the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798 to detain and deport immigrants, ignoring judicial blocks and due process.”
Operation Blue Horizon is encouraging those wishing to participate in the march to bring signs and to use their voice to bolster the message. It also is asking participants to bring hygiene items to be donated to Coordinated Assistance Ministries (CAM).
The organization also entreated the community to consider the actions taking place and how they eventually will be impacted, if they have not been impacted already.
“This is not democracy; this is not freedom,” the organization stated. “This is the Red Regime tightening its grip. Join us on Saturday, September 6, at noon at the Howard County Courthouse. Together, we will stand against corruption, against authoritarianism, and for a future where government actually serves the people.”