LF: Resistance Media Silent as Massive Protest in D.C. Fills Jails Beyond Capacity

Initial reports suggest that hundreds of protesters are being arrested outside Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., right now for participating in a peaceful demonstration against corporate money in politics.

With over 53,000 tweets, #DemocracySpring is trending on Twitter and on Facebook, and the protest is still unfolding. However, some noted that even with a massive outcry, mainstream media coverage was nowhere to be found.

The protesters arrived at the U.S. Capitol Building in D.C. after marching 150 miles from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia over the course of a week as a part of the Democracy Spring campaign. Upon arriving, they engaged in a peaceful sit-in outside the Capitol, with the goal of staying there for another week.

The website reports that over 3,600 people have pledged to take part in this act of civic disobedience, though a final number has yet to be confirmed. Police were quickly called to the scene, and they began arresting people not even an hour after the protest begun.

Lots of elderly protesters getting arrested, some told me they were arrested protesting Vietnam too #DemocracySpring pic.twitter.com/V5RQSEIsNY
— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) April 11, 2016

Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks took part in the sit-in, saying “They can arrest us today and they can arrest us tomorrow, but we’re gonna keep coming back. They can’t arrest the whole country.”

"They can't arrest the whole country" #DemocracySpring pic.twitter.com/gMP8lCUqfM
— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) April 11, 2016

Despite the arrests, the mood of the sit-in remains peaceful and even celebratory. Police reported that the protest has resulted in a record number of arrests at the US Capitol.

Police just told us that they are running out of space. Most people ever arrested at the Capitol! #DemocracySpring
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) April 11, 2016

Record number of arrests at the US Capitol. Meanwhile inside, the real criminals are in chill mode. #DemocracySpring https://t.co/oSEj0jBNtx
— D (@Delo_Taylor) April 11, 2016

Meanwhile, activists around the country have taken to Twitter to show their support.

LOL! Give them Hell #DemocracySpring what a wonderful peaceful demonstration. Taking back what's ours!!! https://t.co/qcBXhSIFOw
— KimberlyDewayn (@KimDSummons) April 11, 2016

#DemocracySpring is picking up on what @WolfPAChq has been saying: #GetTheMoneyOut https://t.co/NJzSDZrHYG
— Alissa (@SofiaDragon) April 11, 2016

The sit-in is scheduled to last until April 18th, with more people planning to bus in throughout the course of the week, so it’s safe to say that more arrests are on the way.

If the police can figure out where to put everybody.

"ensure free and fair elections" is also what the Trumpsters are complaining about.

The so called left & right agree on so many issues, although the rhetoric differs. The Republican & Democrat elites keep them divided into separate camps, so nothing changes for the better.

If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !

Now you see the police state in action, weren't there a lot of FEMA camps prepared for this occasion?

No we stopped taking them around the time you had a civil war, I know a nice place you could send them to, climate is about right too! But seriously you need your protesters, they are telling you something. They are telling you that more of the same isn't good enough.

Cops and protesters, it just isn't a good mix. we try not to have it happen, but, of course, like you, we fail