Posted on 05/20/2020 9:26:03 AM PDT by Libloather
The small business owners in Porterville are tired of being closed and they displayed their frustrations in the form of a protest on Tuesday afternoon in front of City Hall on Main Street.
Around 11:30 a.m., a small group of locals had gathered at Centennial Park to begin the protest. But as time went by, swarms of people joined in to call out Porterville’s City Council, demanding they allow small businesses to reopen.
By noon, more than 200 people were outside of City Hall, lining the street and sidewalk with protest signs, whistles and a megaphone. Handling the megaphone was Jowayne Hardin, wife of John Hardin, who organized the protest.
“We want to work,” shouted Jowayne into the megaphone as cars passed. “No government handouts. We are all essential. We want to be heard. Open Porterville.”
Jowayne, a well known hairstylist in town, seemed to be leading the protest, and cheered each time a car passed by her with the horn blaring.
“It’s all about my clients,” stated Jowayne. “It’s my Constitutional right to work and I need to do it legally.”
Before the protest was over, John Hardin shared a text message he had received from Dennis Townsend, the Tulare County Supervisor who oversees District 5, that morning.
The message read: “We just voted 3-2 to open all the way through Phase 3 and override the public health order. My motion, Crocker second and VanderPoel joined. Shuklian and Valero against. Tell Porterville Tulare County is open.”
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A vote and a text. Git er done.
Any politician that won’t allow a normal citizen to earn a paycheck shouldn’t be getting one themselves.
In fact, they should have all their salary paid during this lockdown confiscated and paid to normal citizens.
In fact, they should have all their salary paid during this lock down confiscated and paid to normal citizens.
Hah, check out Denver’s councilwoman Chewbacca, the “proud socialist”, who refuses to go along with the voluntary furlough the rest of the elected are doing
She’s par for the communist course, tried to hire her girlfriend and encouraged infected people to attend Trump rallies.
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