On June 14, I stood among several hundred people exercising our freedom as Americans to assemble and express our fear, anger, heartbreak and hope about this moment in the life of our country. We held signs, chanted, flourished our American flags, and waved to the stream of cars—the drivers honking their horns and giving us a thumbs up. It was a joyful time, and there were millions of others around the country doing the same thing: celebrating democracy.
