Michigan Cancels Legislative Session to Avoid Armed Protesters

[Poiuyt]

Michigan closed down its capitol in Lansing on Thursday and canceled its legislative session rather than face the possibility of an armed protest and death threats against Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

The gathering, meant to advocate opening the state for business despite the coronavirus pandemic, followed one April 30 that resulted in pictures of protesters clad in military-style gear and carrying long guns crowding the statehouse. They confronted police and taunted lawmakers.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-14/michigan-cancels-legislative-session-to-avoid-armed-protesters

[shenmue]

1. That's treason

Crazy protestors, I mean.

[Laffy Kat]

2. If the protesters are threatening why don't they throw their asses in jail?

Are they going to defer to the thugs every time?

[still_one]

9. +++

[Nature Man]

3. Didn't the National Guard open fire on unarmed, peaceful protesters

once upon a time?

These people aren't exercising their 2nd amendment rights, they're armed domestic terrorists.

[Cha]

4. Damn Ghouls

[catrose]

5. It's nice they have the power to protect themselves from armed terrorists, I mean, protesters.

Not everyone does.

[BamaRefugee]

6. CUT AND RUN. Covid Cowards. Corona Creeps. Pandemic Pansies.

[angrychair]

7. So they are so afraid of irresponsible gun nuts

They cancel the legislative session but are they still against reasonable gun control laws too?


If you are not holding a legislative session or passing or not passing laws because you are afraid of gun nuts maybe you should do something about that instead of being morally bankrupt cowards.

[rampartc]

8. so ends democracy. lynched by an armed mob

[albacore]

10. Texas.....

It may be red-state Texas, but you do NOT want to get into a dick-measuring contest with good old boy Texas county Sheriffs. If you tell 'em yours is longer, they will show you that you DON'T!

"While a salon owner in Dallas is getting support from state leaders for reopening her business despite coronavirus stay at home orders, a SWAT team was called out to a demonstration supporting a defiant bar owner in West Texas.
What was supposed to be a “peaceful” demonstration quickly took a wrong turn at Big Daddy Zane’s, a bar in Odessa.
Several Ector County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Texas State Troopers drove their vehicles, including an armored personnel carrier, near the bar and pointed guns at armed protesters as they gave orders for them to put their hands in the air."

https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/protestors-arrested-outside-of-bar-rally/513-b08b9788-4852-413a-9707-f39510eea1f9

[Vinca]

11. They should do the exact opposite. Barricade the capitol with the National Guard and if the

wannabe "patriots" become violent, arrest and/or shoot their asses.