There will also be a lot of law enforcement out here that nobody will be able to see. "These are the law-abiding citizens," Coryell said of the march attendees. In an effort to help prevent any potential future violence at the state Capitol, Nessel tweeted Saturday that she would personally help acquire funding to purchase and install metal detectors inside the building. Thats not the only rally happening at the capitol on Wednesday. The Lansing Police Department warned the public Saturday that a planned event was happening at noon Sunday. Her resolve only grew after Wednesdays riot in Washington. LANSING, Mich. The calls for justice are growing louder in the wake of a deadly police shooting that claimed Patrick Lyoya's life. Authorities said a local militia group called the Southeast Michigan Militia had announced its intensions to protest Sunday but later backed off, the paper said. She was in Lansing on Sunday and spoke to 6 News outside of the Capitol Building. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order, drawing national attention. Indeed, while the protest in April was loud and tense, it did not get violent, although one person was arrested after an altercation between two men outside. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. We must be better than this as a nation, and that begins this week with what will hopefully remain peaceful protests and demonstrations in Washington, D.C., Lansing, and around the country.. The move is said to be taken out of an abundance of caution. Gretchen Whitmer last year, 6-foot fencing constructed around the building, Michigans Capitol Building was closed due to a threat, the Michigan National Guard has been activated. Theyre not meant to treat viruses, however. I am asking residents and those who live in the Lansing area to stay out of the downtown area and to not engage with demonstrators who come to our city with ill intentions.". The rally was registered by a group called Election Integrity Fund and Force and is set to begin at noon and last until 3:30 p.m. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tweeted the following in response to the rally: Its disgraceful to see the former president and his enablers in the Michigan legislature continue to undermine faith in what was a successful, secure election, executed exceptionally well by over 1500 clerks & affirmed by 250+ audits conducted by professional election officials.. He believes, if enacted, the bills would stand up to any legal challenges. However, nothing is certain due to potential for pent-up anger over the commission's rule change, he said. If hurt feelings are the sacrifice for saving human lives, I can live with it. Once there, the family and Crump will speak, among many others. This is a simple, common sense measure already utilized in the vast majority of states in America, Nessel tweeted. Lansing Capitol protest live updates: No violence, no arrests The Romney Building, where Whitmer and other state officials have offices, had its lower windows covered with boards. The statehouse was closed, though, to comply with Covid rules that it be shuttered when the Legislature is not in session. Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News, via Associated Press. Were not going to tolerate any type of violence, any type of destruction of property, any assault to police officers (or) other people here expressing their constitutional rights, as well as the media..
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