Protesters are planning a “Freedom Rally” in Wisconsin following the governor’s extension of a stay-at-home order, marking the latest public backlash to state efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The demonstration, led by ReOpen Wisconsin and Wisconsinites Against Excessive Quarantine, is scheduled for April 24, the day the governor’s initial order was slated to expire.
“Government mandating sick people to stay home is called quarantine. However, the government mandating healthy citizens to stay home, forcing businesses and churches to close is called tyranny,” ReOpen Wisconsin said in a statement to a local NBC affiliate. “It is not sustainable to continue this lockdown as the economic and societal consequences will be irreversible.”
Gov. Tony Evers (D) on Thursday extended his stay-at-home order until May 26, closing schools for the rest of the academic year while also relaxing some provisions from the previous order.
The upcoming demonstration comes on the heels of a similar rally held Wednesday in Lansing, Mich., where dozens of protesters swarmed the statehouse to demand an end to the state’s stay-at-home order.
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