Floored. Grateful. Proud. Love. Unity. Power. Empathy. These are just some of the words to describe the experience I lived this morning. My whole family awoke with the sun this morning in preparation to head down to Albany to get a spot in line for the preliminary hearing. We arrived at 0830, and the line to enter the courthouse was already 1/4 of the way around the city block. As we stood all in white, together as one voice, we watched hundreds and hundreds of families coming in from every surrounding street. They all donned white clothes to show unity. We all stood with our hearts open as the Amish and Mennonites arrived. They stood across the street by themselves and I eagerly invited them to join us in line. They graciously accepted my offer and we began chatting. I asked where they had traveled from and one of the gentlemen replied that there were ten men that traveled from the Finger lakes. Numerous people in line thanked them for being present. As we all waited patiently for the courthouse to let us in, a gentleman from the front of the line came down to us and asked the Amish gentleman to please join them in the front of the line so they would actually get seats in the small courtroom. They graciously denied the offer at first, but the people only cheered them on in the idea. They were repeatedly honored. It was incredible. People paid no mind to the fact that there were thousands in line all wanting to hear something from the court, yet not one person objected to people cutting the line. Everyone stood and waited patiently and gently to enter.
To say the court was overwhelmed by the turnout is an understatement. One guard repeatedly spoke in awe of how in his 34 years as a court officer, he has NEVER seen people turn out like today. YESSSSSSSS. That fact alone is a history maker. People were smiling, and gentle and there was this incredible energy of peace and calm. I can personally attest to the fact that calm was not what I was feeling when I approached Eagle St. this morning. I am not sure I could ever truly put into words the feelings I continue to feel from this morning.
People were not screaming about autism. People were not screaming at all. We have lawyers to do that. Any noise created was out of applause for Robert Kennedy Jr and Michael Sussman. They are the hero’s battling for our freedom in the courtroom. However, the true hero’s were the thousands of families that skipped work to be present, to be seen and heard. The families who have trusted blindly and followed Dr’s orders, just to have it back fire and damage their children. People carried pictures and held them high of the casualties that this law has created. It was emotional to say the least to see mothers not physically holding their children, but their pictures, because now they are just a memory. THESE CHILDREN SHOULD NOT DIE IN VAIN. They should be honored and revered as the fallen. They are indeed the fallen ones, and their families are the living casualties. IT HAS TO END.
If anyone can actually believe that these families are making this up to spread fake news or junk science in order to empower others, you may need your pulse checked. You are either dead or just have no soul. I’m sorry, this is wrong. This isn’t about vaccines. This isn’t about “our bodies, our choice” this is about freedom. We should not have to ask permission from ANYONE at ANYTIME. Stop fearing true freedom. What we are living in is an illusion. This law doesn’t impact nearly enough people for the masses to understand that this impacts them exactly the same. What happens when something personally impacts you, and no one cares? This isn’t my first amendment, it’s OURS.
Time to put the people back in power. FEAR, GREED, POWER, CONTROL. Those are a few words that describe our current state of the union. Time to rise people. As my 5 and 3/4+ son says, “Let’s Gooooooooo!”
“Those people who tried to bury you didn’t know you were a seed”
Be the seed.
So much love and respect.
Xo -e
The Underground Momma 