Skip to main content

Anti-Lockdown Protesters Armed With Rifles Storm Michigan's Senate Gallery While Lawmakers Vote Against Extending The State Of Emergency

A militia group with no political affiliation stands in front of the governors office after protesters occupied the state Capitol building.

Daily Mail: Incredible scenes at Michigan Capitol as anti-lockdown protesters armed with rifles storm Senate gallery while lawmakers wearing BULLETPROOF VESTS vote against extending Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's state of emergency

* Demonstrators gathered at Michigan's state Capitol Thursday to protest Gov Gretchen Whitmer's lockdown
* Many people at the protest, including militia group members carrying firearms, stormed the Capitol building
* Men held guns while waiting for state's House of Representatives to vote on Whitmer's state of emergency
* Senators wore bulletproof vests in the House Chamber as protesters shouted from outside: 'Let us in!'
* Ultimately, lawmakers denied the governor's request and passed a resolution authorizing the Speaker of the House to commence legal action, which will challenge the governor's actions during the pandemic
* 'American Patriot Rally' was organized by Michigan United for Liberty, and drew in hundreds of people

Lawmakers were seen wearing bulletproof vests as armed protesters stormed Michigan's Capitol in Lansing just moments before the state's House of Representatives denied Gov Gretchen Whitmer's request to extend her state of emergency.

Photos from inside the Michigan House Chamber showed elected officials wearing bulletproof vests while men holding guns stood above them.

'Directly above me, men with rifles yelling at us. Some of my colleagues who own bullet proof vests are wearing them. I have never appreciated our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today,' Sen Dayna Polehanki tweeted Thursday afternoon.

In Michigan, guns are permitted inside the state's Capitol as long as they are visible and carried with lawful intent.

Read more ....

WNU editor: I understand why they are frustrated and angry. But this is not right. The U.S. is still a democracy, and Gov Gretchen Whitmer was elected democratically. If you do not agree with her, vote her out in the next election.



More News On Anti-Lockdown Protesters Armed With Rifles Storming Michigan's Senate Gallery

Hundreds protest in Michigan seeking end to governor's emergency powers -- Reuters
Hundreds of protesters, some carrying guns in the state Capitol, demonstrate against Michigan's emergency measures -- NBC
Protesters, some armed, spill into Michigan Capitol building demanding end to stay-at-home order -- ABC News
Protesters Took To The Michigan Capital Thursday Against Governor’s Stay At Home Order -- CBS Detroit

from War News Updates https://ift.tt/2VSIJ00
via IFTTT
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Is Putin's Inner Circle Already In Discussions On Who Is Going To Replace Him?

Russian President Vladimir Putin leads a meeting on economic issues in Moscow on Monday. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)   Daily Beast: Putin’s Own Men Are Already Discussing Who Will Replace Him   Three months into Vladimir Putin’s bloody “special operation” in Ukraine, his own men in the Kremlin are reportedly discussing who will replace him.  That’s according to new reporting by the independent news outlet Meduza, which cited several sources close to the Russian presidential administration who said officials are increasingly fed up with Putin personally.  Some of Putin’s own allies within the Kremlin walls have reportedly floated the idea of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin becoming his successor, or former President Dmitry Medvedev, who is now the deputy chairman of the Security Council. Sergei Kirienko, the first deputy chief of staff of the presidential administration, was also said to have been discussed as a contender.   Read more ....   Update: Krem
Post a Comment
Read more

US And Russian Chiefs Of Staff Discuss Ukraine In Rare Phone Call

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley (left) and his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov (file photo)   The Hill: Milley speaks with Russian counterpart for first time since start of war   Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley spoke with his Russian counterpart on Thursday, the first such conversation between the two since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine began in late February, according to the Pentagon.  Milley spoke by phone with Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian general staff, and they “discussed several security-related issues of concern and agreed to keep the lines of communication open,” Joint Staff spokesperson Col. Dave Butler said in a readout of the conversation.  The Pentagon did not provide further information on the conversation.   Read more ....   WNU Editor: So much for the reports last week that Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Valery Gerasimov was fired by Putin last week .... Putin rumor
Post a Comment
Read more

US Secretary Of State Blinken Says China Is A Greater Long Term Threat Than Russia

  Daily Mail : 'US does NOT support Taiwan independence': Blinken cleans up Biden's comments in speech saying America doesn't want 'another Cold War' with Beijing and slamming Xi Jinping for cooperating with Putin and being more 'aggressive' abroad  * Sec. of State Antony Blinken issued a stark warning Thursday about China's rise  * Said Beijing's cooperation with Putin 'raises alarm bells' after Ukraine invasion  * Claims Xi Jinping is now 'more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad'  * Cleaned up Biden's Taiwan comments by saying US doesn't back independence  * Insisted U.S. Taiwan policy has not changed in decades, but he did warn against China trying to undermine the status quo  Sec. of State Antony Blinken issued a stark warning Thursday morning that the threat of China will 'test U.S. diplomacy like nothing we've ever seen before' - but insisted America does not want another Cold War and do
Post a Comment
Read more