Coronavirus stay-at-home orders stir protests nationwide amid fears of economic collapse

Fox News ^ | APRIL 13,2020 | By Andrew O'Reilly

[Hojczyk]

he so-called “drive-by” demonstration – in order to maintain social distancing -- aims to bring traffic to a gridlock in Lansing and protest the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order by Whitmer, a Democrat, mandating what businesses could stay home, what some businesses could sell and ordering people in her state against any gatherings – no matter the size or family ties.

“Quarantine is when you restrict movement of sick people. Tyranny is when you restrict the movement of healthy people,” Meshawn Maddock, an organizer of the protest with the Michigan Conservative Coalition, told Fox News. “Every person has learned a harsh lesson about social distancing. We don’t need a nanny state to tell people how to be careful.”

As for unemployment, some 16.8 million Americans have lost their jobs in the last three weeks – meaning one in ten working Americans was out of a job.

Last Thursday, dozens of protestors carrying placards and wearing Guy Fawkes masks ignored Ohio’s social-distancing guidelines to demonstrate on steps of the state’s capital building in Columbus against Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, and his administration’s handling of the outbreak. Demonstrators held signs reading “Open Ohio,” “Quarantine worse than virus,” and “Social distancing or social conditioning. We do not consent.”

[madprof98]

We need more of this. Lots more of it.

[cherry]

what I find amazing is there is no crime apparently....we haven't seen any "yutes" rampaging thru stores or attacking single white females....

or, we just haven't seen the reports of such things, which I am sure is closer to the truth....

[mylife]

So it begins.

[Hojczyk]

Let’s hope this grows fast..it are last hope..

Or we will be testing for months before we get back to work..

we will have forty million unemployed by May ...

Disney is making big lay offs on April 19..

The furloughs, which are set to begin on April 19, were part of an agreement between Disney World and the Service Trades Council Union, a collection of six unions representing the 43,000 workers at the theme park resort in Florida.

[butlerweave]

Stay at home and save the Virus for later

[SanchoP]

Look for this in Texas. Wimpy Abbott’s bait and switch turned hope into anger bordering on rage.

[867V309]

I’ve been protesting for 3 weeks and catching he1! here.

[JonPreston]

The Morlocks will be released in good time. Prepare.

[eyeamok]

The "States" have NO AUTHORITY to Suspend the God Given Rights of Americans, Secured and Protected by the US COnstitution, Only the President and Congress can Declare Martial Law and suspend the COnstitution, NOT THE STATES

18 U.S. Code § 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law

Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

[wally_bert]

I gather there are some irate people here on SC.

[LastDayz]

Got a link for that?

[Daniel Ramsey]

I went to work today, off the clock, I just volunteered my services.

[backwoods-engineer]

It’s just words on a page of a dusty Federal Register somewhere. Unless enforced (by whom?), it is completely meaningless, like the Constitution of no authority, which was supposed to restrain government. It does no such thing, never did, and never will. That was a hard pill to swallow. But we must realize: this Republic is over, and we are in the middle of a crisis. Out of the other end will emerge something else. Blood must be spilled to prevent that something from being full-blown communism.

[Regulator]

The Rats will try to arrest anyone demonstrating against them.

They’ve found the perfect way to seize and hold power: just declare it a medical crime to oppose them.

[Hojczyk]

Judge Napolitano was on Tucker Carlson..these edicts have no force of law behind them....

But it would cost thousands of dollars to clear your name and sue and hope you win

[lightman]

I’ve been protesting for 3 weeks and catching he1! here.

Not from me.

But I'm getting sick of the FRINO Nervous Nellies and Paranoid Peters.

[gibsonguy]

Abbot let the whole country down with this. He actually extended it another 30 days if understood it, Really disappointing

[867V309]

But I'm getting sick of the FRINO Nervous Nellies and Paranoid Peters.

welcome to the party!

[zeugma]

I’ve been protesting for 3 weeks and catching he1! here.

I'll be out tomorrow. Made up some signs. Gonna have some fun with it.