By CHRIS WALLACE
On June 14, 2025, a group of obviously concerned citizens gathered at the whale statue to sing and chant and demand we not have a king. I never did ascertain if they were opposed to a king for Juneau (Has anyone seen Bruce Bothelo lately?) or a king for the State of Alaska, or the country as a whole. The group was not clear in their precise intent.
Based on the attendance, I guess one could claim the Juneau “No Kings” Rally was a moderate success. While I never saw an official attendance estimate, from my viewpoint on the Douglas Island Bridge, I would say there were 700 or 800 people in attendance. Based on the stated goal, “no king”, you have to say the event was an unqualified success. We still don’t have a king. Thanks guys!! Great work, indeed. Thank you all for your dedication to achieving this noble and, in my opinion, worthy goal.
I find it ironic that so many people in Juneau and around the country at large are concerned about Trump being a king. To my knowledge, Trump has not attempted to assume the role of a king. He has worked very hard to get Congress to pass his Big Beautiful Bill. Wouldn’t a king just enact the Big Beautiful Bill by proclamation? Would a king bother building a consensus with a legislative body?
Yes, Trump did appoint a group of people to identify fraud in government spending. I’m an educated person, but I cannot speak intelligently as to why anyone would be opposed to this activity. It’s as if someone told you the bank was stealing your money and you get mad at the person who told you of the theft, but not the bank for stealing your money.
I am not aware of Trump mandating anyone’s behavior. I don’t believe he has mandated everyone wear a mask. He did not make an unproven vaccination mandatory. He did not mandate you to stay inside your house. Nor, to my knowledge, has he closed anyone’s business.
Trump has not, as far as I know, forbid anyone from going to their chosen house of worship nor going to a dining establishment of their choice. I have never heard of Trump mandating that your elderly family members die alone, surrounded only by people they don’t know. People wearing hazmat gear as if they were cleaning up at Chernobyl. Can you imagine the horror of that scene for someone dying with dementia?
Trump hasn’t opened any hotlines to tattle on your neighbors for not wearing masks or having small gatherings in their private homes with friends and family. Trump hasn’t mandated every public establishment put social distancing stickers all over the floor. I don’t think he directed stores to hang plexiglass shields all over the place with no discernable benefit to anyone. Well, no benefit other than apparently it makes people who are terrified by life “feel” safe.
Yes, Trump did establish a hotline for turning in criminals. We have had similar hotlines for years; Crimestoppers readily comes to mind. Trump did establish a hotline for turning in people who are in the country illegally. I know, I’ve read the yard signs, “No one is Illegal.” No one said anyone is illegal. THE LAW says entering the country illegally makes that person a criminal, period. The person is not illegal; their behavior is. For those who view life from a Christian bent, separate the sinner from the sin.
The Biden Administration chose to not in-force the borders of the United States. I have my own theories about why, but regardless, the Biden Administration did not in-force the law. Ignoring a law does not make the law invalid. Ignoring the law makes Biden appear to think he’s a king. Choosing to not in-force the law of the land, a law passed by the legislative branch and signed by a previous administration(s), seems a lot like kingly behavior to me. Hey, wait a minute….I’m starting to see what’s afoot here.
A king will mandate all sorts of behavior. A king would impose penalties without having a law, passed by the legislative branch, specifying what is illegal behavior. You know, things like if you don’t get a vaccination, you will lose your job. Not a vaccination recommended by your physician or health care advisor, but a vaccine mandated by a government bureaucrat. A bureaucrat who never talked to you, let alone gave you a medical examination.
A king would mandate his laws for your body, again without input from you or your healthcare provider. The hypocrisy of the “my body, my choice” crowd whole-heartedly embracing the vaccine mandate would be hilarious, if the consequences weren’t so dire. It is a very kingly act though.
What ever happened to “Keep your laws off my body”? Seems to me a king would mandate what you can and cannot do with your body. I don’t believe Trump has done anything close to mandating any medical procedure or prescribed any medications for anyone. Is anyone else starting to see a pattern here?
One other kingly behavior that has been absent from the Trump presidency: He didn’t issue blanket pardons for his friends and his family. Hey!! That’s it!! I finally got it. Trump isn’t the source of all the angst. It’s old Joe from Scranton who all my friends are protesting.
So the “No Kings” protest truly was a rousing success. Old Joe is gone from office, shuffled off to Lord knows where, doing Lord knows what, unburdened by what has been. The “king” has been deposed; run from office by his nobles. Lord Schumer, Lady Pelosi, and Lady Hillary, even Jester Clooney (Yeah, his king-maker act cracks me up, too.) rallied round the failing king and ran their swords clean through the old fella. In a way it is quite sad really. Kings should die on their feet, not on their knees, clinging to fading power, begging for life.
One other glaring irony of the “No Kings” day. The mob held it on June 14th. We used to call June 14th “Flag Day” a day when most Americans would proudly fly the American flag on the front of their houses. June 14, 2025, was also the 250thanniversary for the founding of the American Army. A lot of people seem to think of those days just aren’t a big deal any more.
But remember, fellow citizens, it is the American Soldier who protects our right to say what we want. They defend the rights of the “No Kings” crowd to show up with their signs. Signs that were often profane, but rarely profound, and chant sophomoric phrases with elementary rhymes. (Side note: Is there anything more tired and played-out than those insipid, re-worked 60’s protest chants? Honestly? Hollywood thinks those guys and girls need to find some original material.)
Probably a lot of people at the whale statue on Saturday and at all the other protests around the country failed to appreciate another irony of their actions. Not only did you potentially ruin a great day at a beautiful Juneau tourist spot, but you did it on Flag Day and the birthday of the United States Army.
The juxtaposition is beyond disrespectful. As a veteran, I think those people are fools and silly. But that is their right and I will proudly defend it. As a veteran who lost family members defending their right to be silly fools though, I have to ask, couldn’t you do it on another day? How about April 1st?
Chris Wallace is Juneau resident and long-time Alaskan, having first moved here in 1972 with his parents and four siblings. He grew up in Fairbanks and is a graduate of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and now owns and operates his own business. He lives in Juneau with his wife, JoAnn. You will often see them walking the streets, bike paths, and trails of Juneau and Douglas.
Most attendees probably didn’t know why they were there. They just thought it would be a good idea to not have a king and from there it was monkey see monkey do. Another protest is planned for the 4th of July and I’ll presume it’s for the same reason, they don’t want kings.
Well good for them we don’t want kings either. These people are idiots. Not worth a story on. Meanwhile president trump works diligently to keep us out of another war.
Glenn- you wrote”Meanwhile president trump works diligently to keep us out of another war.”
On June 21 2025, Trump brought us into a war with Iran. But on Jan20 2025, he said: “We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.
My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. That’s what I want to be, a peacemaker and a unifier.” – Donald Trump.
At some point, Trump voters must admit they made a mistake, that they mistook his charisma for honesty.
Chris Wallace:
Well done! Your contribution to MRAK is much appreciated!
I am the King of the Kingdom of Kane. Anyone wanna make something of it? Step right up.
I am not at all surprised the protest, or whatever it was, in Juneau was well-attended. Sheep always flock together and move in unison and follow each other.
Homer is another town where I would expect this misguided and sheep behavior but I haven’t heard much about that hippie town.
Well said Colonel Wallace. Thank you for your service. Thank you for pointing out the source of the “no king” rally. There is but one King Jesus. BTW, The USA already has a no king day celebrated on the 4th of July. Peace.
Yes, we’re pretty happy the No King protesters prevented a king from pushing our legitimately elected President Donald J. Trump out of office. Job well done, protesters! 😂
IDIOTS, they are everywhere! wear a mask get a shot i am now a girl illegal aliens TDS
Oh sniff. Your Biden gripe and grievance list is full of clais without context and some falsities and some trueities.
To truly compare Trump and Biden, you need a list of Trump’s achievements. Here’s some:stole held and sold top security documents, convicted of 34 felonies, impeached once for abuse of office, a second impeachment for his documented support for the January 6 assault on the Constitution, violated the Emoluments Clause repeatedly, allowed Musk to to root and ruin American administration and values, purposely damaged our economy and fomented division fear and social damage.
You know manny no one reads or answers you anymore. You are a fool. Not just any fool either a stupid one. Meanwhile trump works diligently to keep us out of another war. And what t does manny do flap,his gums. Find another publication to contaminate we are mostly sick of you.
Thank you for clearly illustrating why Trump was elected.
Behold the voice of the hysterical but dying totalitarian cohort.
If a Manny Mullen fell in a forest, would it make a sound worth hearing?
Probably not.
you have full blown TDS mm & that makes me smile!
34 felonies and US citizens still chose him over a Democrat.
What does that say about your team Manny?
Do you guys REALLY like it when “everybody votes” ?
I wonder how many ‘queens’ participated.
What a joke.
Most of the “No Kings” protestors are 60+ year old purple hairs.
Overwhelming majority of Americans believe:
Genital mutilation of minors is perverse.
Illegal aliens should be removed from the country because they are criminals and depress wages for the working class.
The war in Ukraine is tragic as we have over 1,000,000+ casualties.
Free trade is wrong, we are being taken advantage of by our trading partners.
Black fatigue.
Native fatigue.
Pride fatigue.
Trannie fatigue.
They are Barkley rejects Done. The LSD must be kicking in again. In Palmer that was the sorriest group,I’ve ever laid eyes on. What a disappointment it was. We were hoping for a good fight. Went and sized them up laughed then went home.
But PLEASE, democrats – keep pushing this agenda…….
Chris… you nailed it. Thanks!
Tom
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There were no kings in America before the march. There were no kings in America during the march. There are no kings in America after the march. They accomplished nothing other than to have a feel good group grope.
TDS.
It’s in their face.
Great essay!
I am a little puzzled, though, by the repeated phrase “in-force the laws”.
There would have been many more radical leftist extremists in attendance at this protest, but unfortunately many of them misheard its title, and thought it was going to be about “No Kinks”.
Chris Wallace: Spot on, sir!
No kings??then how can we have aPrincess?? Bye, Lisa!!
Great piece of work Chris.
I love it when someone puts out the energy to simply state facts and comparisons regarding the wildly insane thoughts and blindness of the protestors.
This protest reminds me of Anchorages newly elected mayor proudly marching with the “Queers for Palestine” freak show parade in Anchorage.
I dont think anyone in that parade of fools have a clue what would become of them if they conducted themselves that same way in Palestine. Suicide would be an easier way to go.
The high points are the listing of Biden’s dictatorial actions by describing them as not Trump’s. Genius style of expression of facts.
Great piece Mr. Wallace. Thanks.
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Well said Chris
This piece of writing deserves an award! Thanks for perfectly articulating what the rest of us have been thinking this whole month.
I agree with V and many of the above comments! The mental energy and time put into this piece was well worth it, Chris. I will refer to it again to review your clear reasoning. Excellent, well done! Much applause to you for your writing and putting a smile on my face at the end of a long day. 😎
For nobody writing reply’s to Manny this page is filled up, as an independent I agree with Manny but I would change King to a Dictator, Trump is showing all the signs. My best advice that I give all my MAGA friends is to read independent articles, turn off Fox News once in a while, I watch Fox for a maximum of 15 minutes then go back to reading, Fox is so far out there it’s almost insanity. I know MAGA have no interest in reading but I really encourage you to read before you wake up to a real dictator. Oh btw, Doge saved no money it actually increased the debt. And Trumps big horrible bill adds 4.5 Trillion dollars to the National debt. All your southern relatives are going to get Medicaid and food stamps cut so they can give big corps a tax cuts.