I'm generally not a fan of street protests and political theater. I think they have limited uses, but then again these are unusual times.
There is a fair amount of outrage on center-left about the recent study that shows that more Puerto Ricans died in the botched recovery efforts than died on 9/11 and Katrina combined. That SHOULD be the main story on every news outlet. Not Roseanne or Ivanka or even the job numbers. It is a colossally big deal.
So, that would a good reason to march on DC. Remind people what happened, that Puerto Ricans are American citizens and that this didn't have to happen. Frankly, it should probably be a funeral march rather than a rally. Somber, sad and mournful. For the lives lost and what our indifference to it says about our moral standing as a country.
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