DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV)-- Protests are taking place across the country today under the banner of "No Kings Day," with demonstrators gathering in DeWitt, Ithaca, and more.

The protests, many organized by the progressive group Indivisible, are a response to the Trump administration's policies, which they deem authoritarian and unconstitutional. Particularly, the protests are in reaction to the government shutdown sparked by conflict in Congress over cuts to the government subsidized healthcare through the Affordable Care Act.

Indivisible began in 2016, when Trump was elected for his first term, in opposition to Trump's presidency. The Onondaga chapter began in 2017, originally known as "Katko Watch" to oppose then-Congressman John Katko, who represented Syracuse. The chapter is a part of th

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