Last week, she Residents will be allowed to travel between residences, but it will be "strongly discouraged. This is silly and irresponsible. All Operation Gridlock is accomplishing is blocking traffic for essential workers and first responders in the middle of a pandemic. Armed militia members showed up on foot as well. Many activists have framed their discontent as a civil-rights issue. Outraged by their governor’s ban on “non-essential” sales and activities, thousands of angry Michigan residents got into their cars and drove to her office in Lansing, in what they dubbed ‘Operation Gridlock.’ All rights reserved. Thousands of cars are rolling into town.



"Similar gatherings have sprouted up across the country with participants denouncing stay-at-home orders in their respective states. — Laurie Pohutsky (@lpohutsky19) April 15, 2020. Michigan has allowed guns inside the Capitol building but banned protest signs several years ago.State House lawmakers eventually adjourned their meeting without taking up the extension.
We are almost entirely working remotely.

Workers in Lansing have been working from home for weeks.Dumb fucks© Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “TV-Novosti”, 2005–2020.

stated on August 10, 2020 in a post on social media: COVID-19 can be spread among people in close proximity who touch each other and don’t wear masks, she said.Days after the Lansing rally, this claim started popping up on Facebook:"A Lansing protester just announced his virus test results were positive. COVID-19: Gov.

Mayor Andy Schor today announced that the City of Lansing, in partnership with the Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL), will participate in the 2020 Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, a national non-profit community service program.

The coalition told PolitiFact about the Facebook claim: "No knowledge of this." ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC.





— Laurie Pohutsky (@lpohutsky19) April 15, 2020 Now is your chance to go on the record as supporting trusted, factual information by joining PolitiFact’s Truth Squad. Some chanted "Let us in," The Detroit News reported.Dennis Sigler, 66, of Mason, told the newspaper he attended the protest out of respect for others and not because he was worried about the COVID-19. State Police are closing off exits around the city. But we dug into it enough to know there isn’t conclusive public evidence to suggest that this happened in the manner this Facebook post says.We searched Google and Nexis news archives and found no stories about a participant at the rally announcing he had tested positive for the coronavirus.The author of the supposed post is named "Moose Plissken."

A protester carrying his rifle at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday. However, the House approved a resolution giving Speaker Lee Chatfield, a Republican, the ability to challenge Whitmer's actions legally, "Members of the Michigan House of Representatives must defend the Legislature’s role as the sole lawmaking body and as a co-equal branch of government in Michigan’s constitutional system," the resolution stated.Whitmer claimed she had the emergency authority regardless of what state lawmakers did.Thursday's rally came as some people living in Michigan have continued to demand Whitmer roll back her stay-at-home order in an effort to reopen the state's economy and allow residents to resume daily activities. Some of the protesters climbed on top of their cars and waved about American flags – as well as campaign banners for President Donald Trump. Everyone has the right to protest, but to be clear: Lansing is empty.

Everyone has the right to protest, but to be clear: Lansing is empty. "We know that this demonstration is going to come at a cost to people's health," she said at the time.Following Thursday's events, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan, voiced her frustration with the treatment of the armed protesters compared to African-Americans. Happening in Lansing, MI This is getting big. I'm proud of my state right now. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Whitmer warns Michigan: Some form of stay home order will exist for a while Pushing back: See what the Michigan gridlock protest against ‘excessive quarantine’ looked like

All Operation Gridlock is accomplishing is blocking traffic for essential workers and first responders in the middle of a pandemic. 08:17 GMT, Aug 14, 2020 We are almost entirely working remotely. Gretchen Whitmer’s Stay Home, Stay Safe order in Lansing in front of Michigan’s Capitol on April 15, 2020. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Dennis Sigler, 66, of Mason, told the newspaper he attended the protest out of respect for others and not because he was worried about the COVID … We are almost entirely working remotely.



"In America, we should be free. A million Michiganders were laid off due to the coronavirus shutdown so far – along with 20 million people across the US.Everyone has the right to protest, but to be clear: Lansing is empty. We are almost entirely working remotely.

Thousands of cars are rolling into town.

The claim was made three days after a massive rally in Lansing …

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All Operation Gridlock is accomplishing is blocking traffic for essential workers and first responders in the middle of a pandemic. "Operation Gridlock," as it was called, was "probably the largest showing to date of conservative pushback against social distancing restrictions," the Washington Post In response, Whitmer, a Democrat elected in 2018, said at a news conference: "We know that this demonstration is going to come at a cost to people’s health."
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, January 15, 2019

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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Another protest is expected to happen at the state Capitol on Thursday.