Old-school heavy metal. Rock and roll. The song selection was less about musical preference and more about what caused the largest ruckus. Why do you hate Ohioans so much? a man yelled through a loudspeaker, carrying a stick affixed with two flags: the Ohio Burgee
and the yellow Don t Tread on Me flag, a symbol of limited government and gun rights.
The crowd gathered outside Republican Gov. Mike DeWine s Cedarville estate wasn t filled with Democrats protesting his signature on one of the nation s most restrictive abortion laws or his support of stand your ground gun legislation.
Instead, they were fellow Republicans flouting the governor s COVID-19 restrictions.