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Photo Gallery: Indivisible Holds Issa’s Feet to the Fire

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Screen capture from CNN 4pm broadcast

By Doug Porter / Photos by Brian Beezley

A progressive coalition led by Indivisible drew the largest ever “Resist Trump Tuesday” crowd outside the Vista office of Rep. Darrell Issa.

A few weeks ago, a hundred people were considered a good turnout. Last week, with a vote on #Trumpcare looming, over 300 people participated in a “die-in” to call attention to the shortcomings of the GOP package.

A head count taken by the group totaled up 620 citizens who came out on a Tuesday morning to call out Issa for not taking a harder line on #TrumpRussia and for his willingness to vote for the AHRA. CNN sent cameras to the protest, airing footage at 4 & 7pm PST.

A large contingent came over from Duncan Hunter’s (District 50) turf. Last Saturday’s protest at Westfield North County Mall was considered so successful that organizers with Indivisible are planning an encore for Saturday, April 1 at 11am.

Meanwhile, Issa skipped a critical House vote today and tweeted about meeting with constituents in his San Clemente office.

I’m sure the 49th District Congressman had nothing to do with the sprinkler system being turned as people demonstrated outside his Vista office. The late morning lawn watering was a violation of  Vista Irrigation District drought response rules.

Doug Porter

Doug Porter

Doug Porter was active in the early days of the alternative press in San Diego, contributing to the OB Liberator, the print version of the OB Rag, the San Diego Door, and the San Diego Street Journal. He went on to have a 35-year career in the Hospitality business and decided to go back into raising hell when he retired. He won numerous awards for his columns from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Doug is a cancer survivor (sans vocal chords) and lives in North Park.

Comments

  1. Thank you all for being there–we had a really small group at Hunter’s office today and we figured out everyone else went to Issa’s.

  2. Of course Issa staff had the water turned on to discourage and intimidate the hundreds of protesters gathered for just this reason- we’re tired of Republican’s reckless disregard of the law and our future.
    P.S. I didn’t get too wet!

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