HARRISBURG, Pa.—A group of Pennsylvania state senators, state representatives, and their supporters held an “Assemble for Freedom Rally” on Sept. 24 on the steps of the Pennsylvania State Capitol. The three-hour event drew a small but enthusiastic crowd of about 100 people.
“Everything that we’ve been talking about for the last couple of years is about freedom versus control,” state Rep. David Zimmerman (R-99th District) told rally attendees. He listed ways in which he believes people are being controlled, calling the pandemic a potential “test drive.”
“They’re using the scoring systems: [environmental, social, and governance], [diversity, equity, and inclusion], [critical race theory], [social and emotional learning] … They use our schools—from our little tykes all the way through higher education … they’re using … handouts, the entitlements, the grant monies. They’re making people dependent on the government. They use inflation. They want to keep us broke, keep us at home, so they can control.”…