Recently. a 77-Yr-Old Michigan Barber defied his state's executive order and opened his barber and beauty shop to the public.


The owner, Karl Manke, of Karl Manke's Barber and Beauty Shop. Manke has been in the Owosso community since 1961, and last week the owner decided to open the doors again, despite state orders to remain closed.

“The governor decided she was going to go another two weeks, and then another two weeks, and now this last time when she said we weren't going to come back May 1st, that we were going to be secluded here until the 28th– it brought me to my knees.,” Manke said.

“I had a policeman stop by this morning, and I thought, okay here it is—it's done. He said, ‘I love you,' and walked out,” Manke said.

Owosso police last week cited Manke for a civil infraction and two misdemeanors. A court date is set for June 23, and he faces a more than $1,000 fine.


Gov. Whiter's response:

Governor Whitmer made it clear that Manke will face the consequences of defying her order.


In a Monday news conference in Lansing, Whitmer warned that her executive orders carry the force of law. There are quite a few novel coronavirus cases in Shiawassee County, she said, and the hospital system is concerned.



Barber's reply to Gov. Whitmer:

Manke promised to fight the restrictions on his business “until Jesus comes.”


Now it gets interesting:

Karl Manke's barbershop is located in Shiawassee County, MI. Yesterday, Shiawassee County Sheriff Brian BeGole announced that he would no longer enforce Governor Whitmer's lockdown orders.


Shiawassee County Sheriff Brian BeGole said in a written statement he decided to share his office's position on the governor's executive orders after receiving “many calls” from local residents and businesses on the matter and “especially since the Michigan Legislature did not extend the state of emergency beyond April 30 as required by law.”

“The legality of that is a judicial branch determination,” BeGole said, noting his office's “responsibility to serve and protect the citizens of Shiawassee County and to ensure their rights as described in both state and federal Constitution.”

“With limited resources, staffing and facilities, our priority focus will be on enforcing duly passed laws for the protection of Shiawassee County citizens,” he added. “I have decided, within my authority, that our office cannot and will not divert our primary resources and efforts towards enforcement of Governor Whitmer's executive orders.”



Divine intervention?

American Greatness reports – A Michigan judge denied an attempt by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration to immediately shut down an Owosso barbershop whose owner has been cutting hair in defiance of the governor's coronavirus shutdown order.

BREAKING NEWS – A judge has denied the state's cease-and-desist order against Owosso, Michigan barber Karl Manke. He reopened his shop last week despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive order. Katie Heid reports from the scene.


And lastly, the Michigan National Guard gets dragged into this issue

If it's true that Michigan's overreaching governor is sending the National Guard to 77-year-old Karl Manke's Barber and Beauty Shop, things could get very ugly very quickly in the state of Michigan, where the unpopular governor has made it clear that campaigning for Joe Biden's VP spot is her first priority.


Michigan State Police deliver papers telling Manke he's in violation of the law for opening his shop

The Governator has cancelled his license to cut hair. Government wins!