American Truckers Prepare to Drive From California to DC in 'The People's Convoy

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American Truckers Prepare to Drive From California to DC in 'The People's Convoy'

February 17, 2022

California truckers fed up with the federal government's endless emergency powers mandating masks and vaccines are gearing up for what they hope will become a Canadian-style "freedom convoy" to Washington, D.C., and are set to roll on Interstate 40 heading east from Barstow on Feb. 23. A national group, called The People's Convoy, is organizing the truckers who will hit the road for the nation's capital city to demand the Emergency Powers Act be lifted, ending the mandates, according to Chris Marston, chairman of the American Foundation for Civil Liberties, a non-profit that advocates for civil liberties issues and is helping coordinate the trucker's protest. Though previous news reports stated the convoy wouldn't depart California until March 7, organizers now say the convoy will leave earlier than planned.

"Freedoms can't wait," The group said it is calling on the American people to join the "call to freedom" in the spirit of "our brave and courageous neighbors to the north—our Canadian brothers and sisters who led the charge." The Freedom Convoy in Canada has captured international attention the last handful of weeks as hundreds of truckers have parked in protest outside Parliament in Ottawa, the nation's capital, demanding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation and an end to mask and vaccine mandates. A map of the convoy's expected route will be posted to the group's website, Maureen Steele, a The People's Convoy organizer, said Feb. 16 on "War Room,"...

To ensure donations for the truckers won't be frozen or routed to other causes—a problem the Canadian truckers encountered with the crowdsourcing platform GoFundMe—The People's Convoy is taking donations directly on their website. Peter Navarro, Trump's former economic adviser—and a regular on Bannon's show—praised Canadian truckers for leading the charge against what he called government tyranny. "They are like the Boston Tea Party. Dr. Robert Malone, a virologist, immunologist, and inventor of mRNA vaccines, who has been an outspoken critic of the federal government's handling of the pandemic and mandates, also suggested on the show that Washington may soon see a new kind of "woke" ...

American Truckers Prepare to Drive From California to DC in 'The People's Convoy'
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EXCLUSIVE: 'The People's Convoy' Heading to Washington, Organizers Unveil Their Plans

February 17, 2022

A trucker-led convoy will kick off on Feb. 23 from the Barstow area  in California, and head eastbound toward the capital of the  constitutional republic—Washington D.C.—to peacefully protest to end the  federal government's emergency powers  declared since March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and restore freedoms protected by the Constitution. Barstow is a city about 100 miles from Los Angeles where truckers often converge since it's a major crossroads. The large convoy goes by the name "The People's Convoy" and will be non-partisan and cross-cultural in nature. At the start of the convoy, an estimated 500 to 1,000 trucks will  gather and depart eastward for Kingman, Arizona. The next morning, they  will depart from that location and head east on Interstate 40 toward  Lupton, Arizona. On Feb. 25, they plan to arrive at Glenrio, Texas.

The exact locations have not yet been specified due to the need to maintain operational security and to leave time to coordinate with local municipalities. More details on the routes will be released two or three days in  advance "as safety dictates, but you can expect us to travel along I-40  and work our way up towards D.C.," Brian Brase, one of the core truckers  that are organizing The People's Convoy... Multiple groups will be joining the convoy as they drive toward the capital. "It might be truckers that started it—standing up. But this is 'The People's Convoy' for a reason. This is for every American, no matter where you come from or your personal background," Brase said. "This is for every person to be a part of. This is not a left issue or a right issue. This is an American issue. And this convoy is for everyone. Moms  in soccer vans, to motorcycles, to buses full of hippies, it [doesn't]  matter. "It [doesn't] matter what you drive, bring the golf carts, bring the  mopeds, bring everybody, this is for everyone," he added. "It's the  people's convoy!

"The bottom line here is we're not doing anything illegal. We're  standing up for our rights. We are Americans and we have the right to  assemble. And we're doing a march... We're not out to overthrow the government or change  election results ... We're not that. We're here simply to be respected as  Americans that want our Constitution of the United States respected,  that's what we want." "The message is really that the abuse of emergency powers that we've seen multiple states and the feds engaged in over the last almost two years has to stop. The state of emergency needs to end, there is no emergency anymore," Dundas said... So those need to come to an end and we need to return to a  state of normalcy. We need to restore freedom and accountability for any  actors that were not behaving well at the governmental level."  "We're going through mainly red states," "We're not expecting these states to blockade us because it would create a bit of a traffic jam for the state and we're expecting to work with local and state jurisdictions...."

EXCLUSIVE: 'The People's Convoy' Heading to Washington, Organizers Unveil Their Plans
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