The protesters blocked traffic at times in downtown Mercer Island.
Protesters came with signs, songs and even dancing in the streets in an effort to send their message to the Town Center offices of U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (R, WA-8) for most of Thursday morning. Over 200 protesters gathered at the intersection of SE 28th Street and 78th Avenue SE to call for legislative action to create local jobs. Calls of "We need jobs! Jobs, jobs jobs!" were occasionally met by good-natured banter from a small Tea Party counterprotest, yelling back "Ask Obama!" and "God help us!" Several protesters occupied the intersection around 10 a.m., temporarily blocking the street until Mercer Island Police arrived to move the crowd back to the sidewalk. The protest is the third in a month targeting Reichert primarily for his …
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Around 100 people waved signs and shouted slogans in front of U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert's office on Mercer Island as onlookers shouted support and passing motorist honked horns in support.
Protesters lined 78th Ave. SE again near U.S. Representative Dave Reichert's office Wednesday, demonstrating against what they viewed as inaction in Congress to address unemployment. The protest, one of 250 organized nationwide by left-leaning political action group MoveOn.org, featured a gathering of constituents and political activists who wanted to share their stories of how joblessness has affected them, their families, and their communities on the Eastside and the Seattle and Tacoma area. Billed as part of the "American Dream Movement", MoveOn.org-partner Center for Community Change organizer Rich Stolz said the "day of action" was an appeal to various members of congress to focus on things they could do to spur job creation. "We …
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A gathering of around 75 people tried to enter U.S. Congressman Dave Reichert's office and voice their frustrations over the debt crisis in Washington D.C.
It seems a few constituents took President Obama's call Monday night to contact their local members of Congress about raising the debt limit to heart. About 75 people tried to enter U.S. Representative Dave Reichert's office around noon Tuesday to urge him to avoid deep cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Many held signs stating "Don't Destroy the American Dream" and "Stop the Blame Game" (see our earlier coverage on local residents weighing in on the Debt Ceiling Crisis by clicking here and here). Mercer Island Police arrived a short time later to escort the protesters out of the building and allowing them to gather on the sidewalk on 78th Avenue SE. Senior Reichert aide Tom Young — who said he was not authorized to speak on behalf of …
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chris
7:39 am on Friday, August 19, 2011
The r eason to picket Reichert is he never has open meetings with his constituents. Over the years, I have repeatedly called and asked when he planned to hold a meeting. His staff always has the same answer- "we do not have that information at this time". Perhaps if he had a meeting we would not have to picket. Other Congressional reps have meetings. Why does ours totally ignore the voters? Does … more ›