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Downtown was packed with Saline residents taking part in the nationwide No Kings protests, which were scheduled in over 2,000 U.S. cities and communities on Saturday.
The event at the crossing of Michigan Avenue and Ann Arbor Street was organized by Saline Indivisible, a local chapter of the nationwide initiative advocating for transparency and accountability in governance and stopping authoritarianism in national leadership.
Named to symbolize that no single person rules over democratic America, the No Kings movement emerged in June 2025 as a response to heightened concerns over centralization of power, controversial executive actions, and the high-profile military parade in Washington, DC.
Rather than disparage individual leaders, the event emphasizes the nation's Constitutional roots: freedom of speech, due process of law, an independent press, and, of course, the right to protest.
Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., protestors carried signs, repeated call-and-response chants, and waved flags in support of protecting the Constitution. The family-friendly atmosphere included children and dogs, with local law enforcement talking and standing with Saline residents.
Around 12:30 p.m., U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) arrived to show her support and speak to the assembled crowd.
Organizers, who anticipated a few hundred protestors, reported roughly 1,000 attendees on Saline Indivisible's BlueSky account. They went on to claim the movement involved over 5 million protesters nationwide.
While official numbers have not yet been tallied, it is projected to be the largest single protest against a sitting U.S. president in history.
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