Stand Up Michigan patriots defy Governor with a big F.U. Whitmer (through her health dept. flunky) has locked us down again, just in time to interfere with any election audit, to ruin Thanksgiving for Michigan's residents, and to just destroy local businesses in general. Stand Up Michigan, in conjunction with the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association organized a resistance event in Newago on Friday afternoon. MRLA is fighting for their members this time around, after letting 2,000 businesses go permanently under the first time. It was a two hour drive on a lovely, unseasonably warm afternoon, but worth it to support those under the oppressive thumb, to listen to the calls to resist, to meet fellow patriots, and to enjoy a meal in a crowded venue served by unmasked waitresses. Jim Covey speaks from the deck of his Jimmy's Roadside Tavern The establishment's owner reminded us how taverns and meeting houses were essential to the first American patriots in winning their freedom. It is no coincidence that these mandates are constructed to keep us apart and literally muzzled. Patriots soak up the words of defiance, while enjoying a return to normal The place was packed, inside and outside, and parking was hard to find. I only saw one mask being worn by a young lady with a less than 0.01% chance of succumbing to CV. Obviously a product of higher education, and much smarter than us country hicks, but her designer mask clad face was an eyesore. Meanwhile, the hicks had a lot of fun. To paraphrase our leftist friends, "This is what civil disobedience looks like!" Eating, drinking, mingling, and enjoying the fruits of liberty in general