Chicago police cite a homeowner for disorderly conduct following a crowded weekend house party
Around 1,000 people ignored coronavirus lockdown orders and packed into an apartment to party in Chicago's West Side on Saturday. Now do I believe that there was over 1000 people in attendance at this house party, which included scrippers.
Hundreds of people protested outside the Michigan Capitol building in Lansing on Thursday, with some pushing inside while the Legislature was debating an extension of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Protesters held signs, waved American flags and even carried firearms, while some chanted "Let us in!" and "This is the people's house, you cannot lock us out." Others tried to get onto the House floor but were blocked by state police and sergeants-at-arms, according to NBC affiliate WDIV of Detroit.
"In Michigan, it is legal for a person to carry a firearm in public as long as the person is carrying the firearm with lawful intent and the firearm is not concealed. However several individuals were carring military style assault rifles. I’m sorry, that may not provide intent, but that is a clear display of intimidation. Secondly protestors tried to forcefully gain access to the House floor.
The michigan protest was organized by Michigan United for Liberty. Which look more like a milsha than a political group. And this looked nothing more than a militarized group soft approach to gaining the publics approval. I call this probing the wire. They are testing the law as well as the constitution in which should be considered a hostile intent. They are basing what actions on the first amendment.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble
A scorpion, which cannot swim, asks a frog to carry it across a river on the frog's back. The frog hesitates, and say No, you are going to sting me, but the scorpion argues that if it did that, we would both drown. The frog considers this argument sensible and agrees to transport the scorpion. Midway across the river, the scorpion stings the frog anyway, dooming them both. The dying frog looked back at the scorpion and asks, why did you sting me, despite knowing the consequence, to which the scorpion replies: "I couldn't help it. It's in my nature.