Posted on 04/18/2020 12:05:45 AM PDT by abb
Maine Republican State Rep. Chris Johansen is expected to join a protest on Monday in front of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' mansion.
Johansen is hosting the "Re-Open Maine" Convoy and Parade, a protest scheduled for Monday, April 20 at noon which will circle the Governor's Mansion in Augusta to protest Mills' stay-at-home orders instated to stop the spread of coronavirus. Another group plans on protesting the state capitol Monday as well.
Johansen's Facebook event page for the protest at the Governor's Mansion states, "It is time we sent our governor this message: 'Maine needs to get back to work, we understand that this disease is contagious, and we are responsibly following the guidelines.'"
Mills' declared a state of emergency on March 18 closing all schools, most parks and non-essential businesses statewide. The order also discouraged people from using public transportation. At the start of April, she issued a stay-at-home order and another closing all hotels and rental properties, except for housing "vulnerable populations" and necessary workers.
On Friday, she said she'd soon unveil plans for a phased-in reopening "tailored to the demographics and various economic sectors of our state," but provided no additional details.
However, Johansen thinks the statewide measures are unnecessary due to the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state.
Currently, only 28 of the state's 151 critical care hospital beds are occupied by coronavirus patients and only eight patients are using the state's 584 available ventilators.
Johansen's event asks people to bring bull horns, carry flags and wear Trump's trademark red "Make America Great Again" ball caps, as well as face masks. The invite also tells would-be attendees to "keep a 6-foot distance" between one another.
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