Lots of people at #OperationGridlock left their vehicles to protest outside Michigan’s Capitol. pic.twitter.com/OvjZ5zwGBa
— Malachi Barrett (@PolarBarrett) April 15, 2020
In one protester’s own words:
“When did one size solve everyone’s local issues? Gov. Whitmer will put you out of business before allowing mere citizens to be responsible for their own behavior. That is madness.”
Whitmer’s executive order is, by far, one of the strictest in the nation. Under her mandate, Michiganders are legally prohibited from visiting friends’ and families’ houses, attending religious services, purchasing “non-essential” items in open stores, etc.
THINGS ARE POPPING OFF IN MICHIGAN.
A massive convoy of fed-up Americans has formed in Michigan as they protest Gov. Whitmer extending the "stay-at-home" order through end of April, saying it violates their rights. pic.twitter.com/KEdnsG1i1H
— Uncle Sam's Children (@UncleSamsNation) April 15, 2020
Residents of Michigan are so fed up with Whitmer that they started a petition to remove her from office. The petition has garnered more than 250,000 signatures; you can sign here.
The Constitutional Right to Protest
Regardless of any governor’s orders, the right to peaceable assemble remains a constitutional right. The reality here is that Governor Whitmer’s mandate goes way too far. Forcing Americans out of work, shuttering businesses, and calling the jobs that pay workers’ bill “non-essential” does not engender public health.
