{"id":1356106,"date":"2022-03-03T05:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1356106"},"modified":"2022-03-03T07:55:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T12:55:12","slug":"what-i-saw-when-i-met-the-u-s-truckers-convoy-in-missouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-i-saw-when-i-met-the-u-s-truckers-convoy-in-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Saw When I Met The U.S. Truckers\u2019 Convoy In Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-i-saw-when-i-met-the-u-s-truckers-convoy-in-missouri%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1356106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/49011044837_26767c2e5c_k.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>Cuba, Missouri<\/em> \u2013 Before I went out to support the U.S. truckers\u2019 convoy in my home state of Missouri, several people warned me. They acted as if I were going into battle. They feared I would be politically persecuted.<\/p>\n<p><em>That <\/em>is exactly why I went with my husband and children, because it is our constitutionally backed inherent right to peacefully assemble.<\/p>\n<p>If others are too afraid to stand on an overpass waving a flag, that\u2019s on them. Cowardice is everywhere in this country, and that\u2019s why corruption has continued to breed.<\/p>\n<p>The truckers are not going into D.C. proper. That was never the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesconvoy.org\/\">plan<\/a>. What they are doing is driving cross-country for our rights: yours, mine, and theirs. And the sight of it is breathtaking. I\u2019ve never seen anything like it.<\/p>\n<p>My children witnessed something grander than words can describe\u2014miles and miles of hopeful peace-loving Americans who have come together to protect our rights: the right to come together, the right to make medical decisions for ourselves, and mainly the right to protest when the government tries to chip away at our freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>In Missouri, The People\u2019s Convoy was led in by a police escort. Once parked at the Midwest Petroleum Travel Center in Cuba, Missouri, it was like a party. I had seen the biggest parade of my life and now everyone was invited to come together.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/fox2now.com\/news\/peoples-convoy-protesting-mandates-will-travel-through-st-louis-tuesday\/\">Eric Greitens<\/a> was there. I had no idea who he was when I talked to him. I just followed the crowd to find out where to take our donations. Since he was being interviewed, I figured he would know. Once the local news moved on, he was very friendly. He smiled, asked my name, and shook my hand. Then he directed me to the convoy leader.<\/p>\n<p>It was time for the people to mingle with the truckers. We placed our donations of food, water, and gas cards together for the truckers. The energy was so wonderful. We all got to laugh, smile, tell stories, pray, dance, and celebrate being free Americans.<\/p>\n<p>I spoke with a retired trucker who came out to support his men. He drove for 44 years and was so proud just to be there. A prayer group from Idaho circled together to honor the cause. I even bumped into an old high school acquaintance even though we were miles away from our childhood county. Then the leader of the convoy got up and gave an inspiring speech.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke about how we must preserve our freedoms and protect our rights. He thanked everyone for coming out and even noted the flag that had been brought to the stage was donated from the son of a World War II vet who had died for his country. That flag returned home draped over a casket, but at this moment it waved before all of us.<\/p>\n<p>During this speech, the most memorable words stuck with me. He said, \u201cI don\u2019t care where you come from, what you look like, or who you worship. We\u2019re Americans!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The convoy has reasonable, clear demands \u2500 for the Biden administration to drop the COVID-19 national state of emergency, so government overreach and martial law can no longer rule. It doesn\u2019t matter if mask mandates are dropped, or if vaccine requirements no longer stand, so long as the national state of emergency is in effect, the elites in power can take more of our freedoms away, and they know that.<\/p>\n<p>Too many people have gotten comfortable being distanced and used as political pawns. Too many people believe that protests are futile, and that\u2019s exactly why The People\u2019s Convoy must succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the biased corporate news media may try to paint The People\u2019s Convoy as some fringe terrorist group. The elites in Washington might lay traps for our American truckers. There may be political persecution.<\/p>\n<p>But those are the risks they are willing to take to defend what\u2019s ours. It is a courageous act that harms no one, and should be supported by every single citizen of this country.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Jessica is a homeschooling mother of four and a writer for Evie Magazine. Her work has been featured by: The Epoch Times, The New American, American Thinker, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, and many more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba, Missouri \u2013 Before I went out to support the U.S. truckers\u2019 convoy in my home state of Missouri, several people warned me. 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