Distinguish between citizen protest (protected speech) and government actions that threaten democratic institutions. Focus civic attention on the substantive events this week like court defiance and judicial appointments.
This is routine civic participation on an annual calendar date (International Workers' Day, May 1). These are grassroots protests by citizens exercising First Amendment rights, not government actions that could damage constitutional structures or serve as strategic distraction. No governance mechanism is involved—this is civil society functioning normally.