If you don't think the war has started

Over the weekend here in Kentucky, we had an armed militia show up to protest the governor's handling of the virus. They stood outside the Governor's Mansion and chanted for him to come out, before going across the street to hang him in effigy from a tree. One good thing to come out of the whole shabang, the guy who hung the effigy got ID'd and was fired from his job soon after. 

Alarmingly though, a Republican legislator was smiling and posing with pictures of this militant group at a previous rally. This is Trump America. Republican lawmakers will not shun white supremacists and other domestic terror groups. Those are their voters.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/man-hanged-effigy-kentucky-gover...

We had a protest here in SLC last April 18th. Then another two weekends ago at the state capitol to stand up for religious rights.

Now the same clown from St George wants to do a concert. A right wing candidate wanted it in one town, they got shut down. The said they're moving it to another county and now that county shut 'em down. The guys are saying f you we're having a concert, permit or no permit. So the right-wingers are creating a conflict, under the guise of supporting small business and the shit's gonna hit the fan this weekend. Here's the story from the local mormon-owned news channel https://www.ksl.com/article/46757917/amphitheater-owner-says-tooele-coun...

Just Trumpians causing a ruckus, dividing the country some more. 

I protested against the guardians of their constitutional right to infect people with disease and got on the TV news that night with my message.       

The thing about Jersey is that the state government is not playing games when a business opens that doesn't yet have the authority. They will use any local, county or state agency to shut you down. They'll have the health department suspend your license if you're a gym or salon. Then the big fines begin if you try to open again. If you push it they will arrest you.

tit for tat?

The only good Dead Zoner is a dead Republican zoner

limbo rock;   How low can you go??

when the dems take over, are we going to have another civil war?

many seem to be in training.....

Howitzer's in the shop, pick it up tomorrow

>>>The thing about Jersey is that the state government is not playing games when a business opens that doesn't yet have the authority. They will use any local, county or state agency to shut you down. They'll have the health department suspend your license if you're a gym or salon. Then the big fines begin if you try to open again. If you push it they will arrest you
 

they should just weld the doors shut, you know the way China did.

Setting up the battle. It's a Trumpie / Bundysciple from southern Utah leading the charge. 

Judge’s order may stop concert meant to protest virus restrictions

Organizers again say the event— moved to a Grantsville venue — will still happen.

By LEE DAVIDSON   The Salt Lake Tribune

After organizers vowed to proceed with a free concert to openly defy and protest state COVID-19 restrictions despite a TooeleCounty Health Department order banning it, a judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop the event with country star Collin Raye.

Concert organizer Eric Moutsos still says he plans to proceed anyway for now— at least pending an evidentiary hearing on Friday about whether to make the restraining order permanent.

Third District Court Judge Dianna M. Gibson issued the temporary restraining order late Wednesday and said the county will likely prevail for a permanent order after the evidentiary hearing on Friday.

“Utah law is clear. Utah’s state and local government have the authority to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens,” she wrote.

“Defendants have publicly represented they intend to move forward with the event in clear violation of local licensing and permitting requirements and in spite of Utah and Tooele County’s health directives. Defendants’ position does not appear to be supported by law,” she added.

The judge also said any losses by concert organizers pale compared to the potential health risks created.

Any such losses do “not justify defendants’ acts of defiance against state, country and local health department directives and it does not outweigh the damage resulting from the number of citizens who possibly could be exposed to and infected by COVID-19.”

The temporary order is against both Moutsos and Jason Manning, owner of the Amphitheater at Studio Ranch near Grantsville, the concert venue. It has a capacity of about 10,000 people. State directives generally ban mass gatherings of more than 50 people current ly.

Moutsos, who leads a group called Utah Business Revival, was at the amphitheater on Thursday continuing preparations for the concert. “I plan on moving forward,” he said by telephone. “We’re just seeing how far governments are willing to go to stop people’s freedoms.”

He added, “I think it’s really alarming that government has gone to this length to try and stop small businesses in Utah when they’re allowing places like Lagoon to be open. The hypocrisy makes me sad.”

He said about 100 businesses, which had been closed during stay-at-home orders, have signed up for booths to promote their products and services at the concert.

Paxton Guymon, attorney for Manning and the amphitheater, argued in written filings that a restraining order would violate citizens’ right to assemble and protest as guaranteed by the U.S. and state constitutions.

“Manning and the Venue want to host an event that will encourage people to attend and enjoy an outdoor concert, show their support for Utah Business Revival, exercise their freedom of speech and right to assemble, and help small businesses,” he wrote. “In America, these are the kinds of activities on which our Country was founded, and that is why the right to peaceably assemble is protected.”

There's battle lines being drawn - no doubt about it

"What is unfolding before us is not a revolution.

The looting, the burning, the rioting, the violence: this is an anti-revolution.

The protesters are playing right into the government’s hands, because the powers-that-be want this. They want an excuse to lockdown the nation and throw the switch to all-out martial law. They want a reason to make the police state stronger.

It’s happening faster than we can keep up."

https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commen...