“Blind submission to authority,” or “favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people” is Merriam-Webster’s definition of “ authoritarian .”

It’s also the threat organizers say is fueling the “ No Kings ” protests that are expected to draw tens of thousands of people into Bay Area streets Saturday, Oct. 18 – part of a mass movement planned across all 50 states to speak out against President Donald Trump’s policies that participants see as attacking American freedoms, including his aggressive immigration enforcement push, as well as ongoing threats to health care, election integrity and education funding.

In the South Bay, organizers with San Jose’s Indivisible chapter will lead a rally at North 2nd Street & East Saint James St

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