Posted on 04/17/2020 10:54:55 AM PDT by abb
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A group of Marylanders plan to protest in Annapolis Saturday to reopen the state after Gov. Larry Hogan put the state under “stay at home” order on March 30 due to the coronavirus.
The group, known as Reopen Maryland, plans to protest downtown around noon. They want the governor to reopen Maryland by May 1.
“We are the strongest country on the planet and have put a man on the moon, there is no compelling reason why we can’t protect the sick and vulnerable and get our economy back to work,” a Facebook event says.
The group says more than 13,000 Marylanders want the state to “return to normalcy.” They say thousands have signed a petition to reopen the state.
“Besides being a loss of jobs and vital tax revenue, a shuttered business is a shattered dream. We can preserve those dreams AND protect our citizens,” said Spokesperson Caryn Abbott, of Pokomoke City, in a statement.
In a press conference earlier this week, Gov. Hogan said he was starting to make plans on the state’s recovery post-coronavirus, however, he said the state;s COVID-19 numbers continue to rise and ordered people to start wearing masks while shopping and using public transit starting Saturday morning at 7 a.m.
Hogan attended a 3 p.m. call with President Donald Trump Thursday, where Trump outlined procedures for reopening states.
The President said governors will have the say in how fast to recover.
“The shutdown is a broadly destructive solution to a problem that could be solved with far more targeted approaches,” said Spokesperson Kelly Ulrich, of Glen Burnie. “Meanwhile, our most vulnerable citizens – children with special education needs, small business owners, people with mental health conditions, and Marylanders who live paycheck to paycheck are suffering in unimaginable ways.”
The group would need to get a permit through the city of Annapolis to protest.
If New York had a Republican Party, they would help organize a protest. Sadly, The GOP in NY is spelled RINO.
Most of MD understands personal responsibility and everyone is making accommodations on their own. Everyone I know that is infected has taken smart care of family and friends.
#OUAN Open up America Now!!
That was actually very good example
Ping!
*To their credit, it looks like many more Michiganders stayed in their cars, rather than parking and getting out. And for those who got out, I don't doubt some of them did keep apart, fortunately. And I'm IN FAVOR of opening Maryland up gradually between April 30 and Labor Day.
Theme song for the more careless protestors who come to Annapolis.
Maryland "Freak State" PING! Flame away.
Quarantines only work to keep a small amount of sick people from going out!
They don’t work to keep the vast majority of healthy people locked inside.
Thanks to HotHunt for this great visual!
I’m finding FB an even more crazier place. I get there are exaggerations in the counts. But, there are people who believe it doesn’t exist at all. Seriously. There are crazy people out there and I’m not a fan of either extreme.
Labor Day????!!!??
This is absurd.
Show me the Black Plague.
Most of it would be open by then, except for huge crowded things like major concerts, crowded beaches (OC), etc. But for most people, things would be completely back to normal, if I had anything to do with it, by June 21 to welcome in summer.
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