First it was on. Then it was off. Now it’s back on again.
No, we aren’t talking about Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (pretty sure that relationship is still over)–we’re taking about the “Truckers Ride for the Constitution” protest that is heading to Washington. Congress has their shutdown, and now a bunch of truckers are planning a D.C. shutdown of their own.
According to the “Truckers Ride for the Constitution” group on Facebook that has more than 100,000 fans, “The American people are sick and tired of the corruption that is destroying America! We therefore declare a GENERAL STRIKE on the weekend of October 11-13, 2013! Truck drivers will not haul freight! Americans can strike in solidarity with truck drivers!”
The group was created September 23, just a week before the government shutdown went into effect. The truckers, whose numbers could reach 10,000, plan to shutdown the Beltway for three days, taking up two lanes and keeping a third clear for emergency vehicles. The I-495 Beltway is a 64-mile stretch of Interstate highway that surrounds Washington, D.C.
Earl Conlon, the face of the protest, says that only supporters of the Constitution ride will be allowed a relatively easy passage on the Beltway. “Everybody that doesn’t have a supporter sticker on their window, good luck. Nobody in, nobody out. It’s going to be real fun for anyone who is not a supporter, if cops decide to give us a hard time, we’re going to lock the brakes up, we’re going to stop right there, we’re going to be a three lane roadblock,” Conlon said.
Conlon and his group, who say they aren’t affiliated with either Republicans or Democrats, plan to demand the arrest of Congressmen for violating the Constitution, plus they want Obama to step down.
“”We are coming whether they like it or not. We are not going to ask for impeachment,” Conlon said. “We’re asking for the arrest of everyone in government who has violated their oath of office.”
State police in Virginia won’t interfere with the truckers as long as no laws are broken:
“State Police will not interfere with their activities” as long as they comply with Va law. http://t.co/ocKC3lkIvz via @CBS6 #T2SDA
— CBS 6 WTVR Richmond (@CBS6) October 10, 2013
What do you think about the Truckers Ride for the Constitution event? Respond below.
@BeverlyPlummer1 @ProudlyWeHail Go Truckers! USA supports this protest! shut down DC, but be careful in that snake pit…
— RV Lund (@MallardUSA) October 11, 2013
I'm gonna join the truckers this weekend in protest again the damn government shut down
— Matt Ryan (@mattnixonN) October 10, 2013