“As you’ll see by some of our signs, the United States of America hasn’t had a king since 1776, so I don’t think we’d need one now. Many of us have had enough,” said Cottage Grove resident Elaine Burns, 68, one of the event organizers as part of the Cottage Grove Friends of Democracy community action group. “We’ve got such a strong passion for our Constitution and the defense of our democracy that we had to find a way to channel it. (Protesting) is a healthy, safe way to channel the outrage that we feel.”