I was arrested during a city council meeting in Huntington Beach while protesting a "MAGA plaque." After my speech, I urged the Republican council members to consider "civil disobedience." I expressed that MAGA represents the erasure of trans people, resegregation, racism, and censorship. I decided to engage in peaceful civil disobedience to highlight these issues. I was cited and spent four hours in custody before being released.
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@CollinRugg - Collin Rugg
NEW: Ex-NFL punter Chris Klewe arrested & carried out by police during a city council meeting in Huntington Beach, CA, as he protested a "MAGA plaque."
After giving his speech, Klewe approached the Republican city council members, calling for "civil disobedience."
"Itβs clear that this council doesnβt listen, so instead Iβm gonna take my time to say what MAGA has stood for these past three weeks."
"MAGA stands for trying to erase trans people from existence. MAGA stands for resegregation and racism. MAGA stands for censorship and book bans."
"I will now engage in the time-honored American tradition of peaceful civil disobedience."
Klewe was cited and later released. He spent four hours in custody.
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It's clear this council doesn't listen, so I'll explain what MAGA has represented these past three weeks. MAGA aims to erase trans people, promote resegregation and racism, and enforce censorship through book bans.
MAGA is about firing air traffic controllers during crises, dismissing those overseeing our nuclear arsenal, and terminating military veterans and VA staff, even canceling veteran suicide research. MAGA cuts education funding, including for disabled children.
MAGA is deeply corrupt, anti-democracy, and explicitly a Nazi movement. You might have swapped the swastika for a red hat, but the essence remains. I will now engage in peaceful civil disobedience. Get out. Get out.
Speaker 0: Unfortunately, it's clear that this council does not listen. So instead, I'm gonna take my time to say what MAGA has stood for these past three weeks. MAGA stands for trying to erase trans people from existence. MAGA stands for resegregation and racism. MAGA stands for censorship and book bans.
MAGA stands for firing air traffic controllers while planes are crashing. MAGA stands for firing the people overseeing our nuclear arsenal. MAGA stands for firing military veterans and those serving them at the VA, including canceling a research on veteran suicide. MAGA stands for cutting funds to education, including for disabled children. MAGA is profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti democracy, and most importantly, MAGA is is explicitly a Nazi movement.
You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that is what it is. I will now engage in the time honored American tradition of peaceful civil disobedience. Get out. Get out.
