With no regard for social distancing or general safety, dozens of protesters crammed inside Michigan's statehouse on Thursday to display their anger at ongoing business closures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Michigan's House chamber blocked the protesters from their chamber, but they made it into the state Senate's viewing galleries, with some carrying rifles as they looked down on the legislators below.
Protesters were already piled up outside the statehouse as Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D) made her way into work Thursday morning.
They heard from speakers on the steps of the Capitol building, with the last one telling everyone to head inside.
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Police checked protesters' temperatures as they went in, but didn't stop anyone from carrying guns into the building and didn't enforce any kind of social distancing.
The protesters eventually made it to the upper viewing area of the Senate, with Polehanki sharing this photo.
The Senate adjourned Thursday without extending Michigan's state of emergency, which expires at the end of the day.
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