by: WOODTV.com staff
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids Monday was filled with a large crowd on hand protest Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home and other executive orders issued to help slow the spread of coronavirus.
Some protesters carried American or “Don’t Tread on Me” flags. Others carried protest signs carrying things like “New normal is not normal. Return our rights!” and “My constitutional rights are essential.” Some signs doubted the facts of the pandemic.
Most attendees at the protest did not wear masks. There were also a small number of armed militia group members in attendance.
The American Patriot Rally — Sheriffs Speak Out. gathering was attended by Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, who led the protesters in singing “God Bless America.”
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