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<p>Protesters on Thursday gathered at the Michigan Capitol to rally against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the ongoing state of emergency and stay-at-home orders, saying it was time to reopen the state.</p><p>Carrying signs and demanding "freedom from tyranny," protesters were seen in photos not wearing masks or standing more than 6 feet from one another.</p><p>This protest was reportedly smaller than others that have taken place at the Capitol, however police said they confiscated an axe, and there were a couple of skirmishes.</p><p>At one point a fight broke out after a man carrying a garbage can filled with a sign, an ax and an American flag removed the flag from the can. Attached to the bottom of the flag was an unclothed doll with brown hair that was hanging from a noose.</p><p> The man fled to the lawn of the Capitol where Michigan State Police reportedly surrounded him.</p><p>The protest was the third such event in the past month. One protest involved gun-toting militia protesters spilled inside the Capitol, insisted on being allowed onto the House floor as lawmakers debated whether to extend Whitmer's emergency powers.</p>