Michigan has been a hot spot for right-wing protests against the governor’s social distancing policies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Good Morning America on April 20 that groups organizing social distancing protests classify as “harmful misinformation” and said the company would take down posts promoting such events. MUFL’s Facebook event group for Thursday’s protest was taken down by Facebook last week, according to VICE News. The same group organized the first protest against social distancing in the state on April 7. The order also allows some outdoor recreational activity to be resumed.Īccording to NBC News, a group called Michigan United for Liberty (MUFL) organized Thursday’s rally. Whitmer’s shelter-at-home order has been in place since March 23, but she loosened the order’s breadth in her latest extension last Friday, allowing landscapers, lawn-service companies, plant nurseries, and bike repair shops to reopen under strict social distancing measures. Republican state legislators are now preparing to sue the governor over her shelter-at-home order, despite a state court ruling Wednesday that said the order was constitutional.Īs of April 30, Michigan has over 41,300 confirmed coronavirus cases and over 3,700 deaths, according to state government data. The Republican-held legislature ultimately voted to revoke the emergency declaration Thursday as protesters looked on. The “American Patriot Rally” was organized in response to a vote being debated in the state legislature Thursday on whether to continue Michigan’s state of emergency, which was declared on March 10 to address the coronavirus pandemic. At the MI Capitol /IuYoBhstIg- Anna Liz Nichols April 30, 2020
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