Thanks, But No Thanks

I've managed to winnow my political emails and texts down to a few, local groups.  I unsubscribe to all the Democratic candidates from Idaho and Nebraska asking for my money.  The DNC has many ways to infiltrate my inbox; very few slip by once I've unsubscribed from their lists.  Surprisingly, my Legislative District's Democratic Committee is a useful source of information; I can always count on them for a bottle of water and a suggestion for signage at their regular protests outside Rep. Ciscomani's office.  

I follow specific events, like No Kings! and Hands Off! Those give me information about where to go and when to be there, always ending with some version of Thank you and keep the faith.  There is no annoying bloviating, no preaching to the choir, no wasting my time with nonsense.

But I learned today that I have to read these event announcements carefully.

The word arrest was in the header, but I paid no attention.  The where and when were nearby and early in the morning.  I read the verbiage about the largest donor to Ciscomani's last campaign, the owner of many car dealerships all over town.  The plan was to protest outside one of those sites.  

I was thinking of what my sign would say as I read further and found out that the plan was to block the driveways and deny access to customers.  I should prepare to be arrested, although I probably wouldn't feel much more pain than a ticket.

And, thanks but no thanks, I'm going to sit this one out.  I don't want to be arrested.  

Besides, the man is a major philanthropist.  His wealth does a lot of good around here.  He is a Republican who sent money to a Republican running for office.  That means I won't buy a car from him.  

I'm not going to jail over it.