DON'T TELL THEM THAR COW COUNTRY FOLKS THEY CAN'T HOLD AND ATTEND A RODEO

Gov. Newsom tells California county it can't reopen after more than TWO THOUSAND people attended a rodeo in defiance of stay-at-home orders and packed the bleachers without wearing masks

Daily Mail
May 12, 2020

Gov Gavin Newsom has informed a California county that it cannot reopen after two thousand people defied the state's stay-at-home order to attend a rodeo on Sunday.

Pictures showed large groups congregating at the Cottonwood Rodeo in Shasta County. Many attendees sat close to one another without face coverings.

Don Johnson told KRCR : 'We have constitutional rights. We have inalienable rights given to us by God.'

Daniel Warner added: 'This event has been going on for 50 years, it is a tradition for probably most of us, the rest of them that are here have been tired of being cooped up for months.

Once Newsom learned of the rodeo, he announced Monday evening that the event directly led to a delayed reopening for the county.

'I am not happy and the state isn't happy and it's impacting the approval of our variance,' health officer Dr Karen Ramstrom said in a statement. 'It jeopardizes the ability for all Shasta County businesses to move forward into full Stage 2 opening, which delays our economic recovery,' she added.

Ramstrom encouraged those who attended the rodeo to get tested for COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the virus.