Thousands of protesters converged on the Wisconsin State Capitol Friday demanding Coronavirus restrictions be immediately lifted. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that protesters boisterously cheered "USA" and circulated petitions to recall Governor Evers. Demonstrators held signs reading "All Workers, Are Essential" and "Death is preferable to communism".
This comes hot on the heels of the Wisconsin Legislature taking Governor Tony Evers to court. Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) released the following statement after filing an original action in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court challenging the governor’s extension of the Safer at Home order through May 26th:
“The public outcry over the Safer at Home order continues to increase as positive COVID cases decrease or remain flat. There’s immense frustration regarding the extension, as it goes beyond the executive branch’s statutory powers. Wisconsinites are forced to sit by with no voice in the process. Other Midwestern states with more confirmed cases, like Ohio, have set firm dates to begin a phased reopening far earlier than the Evers administration.
The governor has denied the people a voice through this unprecedented administrative overreach. Unfortunately, that leaves the legislature no choice but to ask the Supreme Court to rein in this obvious abuse of power. Wisconsinites deserve certainty, transparency, and a plan to end the constant stream of executive orders that are eroding both the economy and their liberty even as the state is clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections.”
