Grants Mayor hosts 4th of July parade despite public health order

THE MAYOR OF GRANTS

HOSTED THE CITY'S FOURTH

OF JULY PARADE TODAY.

THE MOVE GOES AGAINST

THE CITY COUNCIL'S VOTE

TO CANCEL THE ANNUAL

EVENT ALTOGETHER.

NEWS 13'S STEPHANIE

CHAVEZ SHOWS US.

.parade nats

.01;11;03 we had our

115th annual parade for

fourth of july in

support of our

constitutional

rights..01;11;09

DOZENS OF CARS...

WITH PATRIOTIC

DECORATIONS - AND

AMERICAN FLAGS..

CRUISED THROUGH THE CITY

OF GRANTS THIS

MORNING...

parade nats.

THE PARADE - WAS NOT A

CITY- SANCTIONED

EVENT...

TWO WEEKS AGO - THE

GRANTS CITY COUNCIL

VOTED AGAINST HOSTING

THE PARADE, BECAUSE OF

THE PANDEMIC...

12;24;19 This is a

fraud, this government

is a fraud... three of

you refuse to uphold the

constitution.. .

Hit's chair You've

taken an oath.. That's a

joke. You guys are

nothing but a freakin

joke 12;24;28

BUT MAYOR MARTIN HICKS

REFUSED TO CANCEL IT...

SAYING IF PEOPLE CAN

PROTEST IN LARGE GROUPS

-- THEY CAN GATHER TO

CELEBRATE THEIR

INDEPENDENCE..

.01;12;56 we've broken

no law... we've broken

no law... 1;12;58

HICKS TELLS NEWS 13 -

HE'S HAPPY WITH THE

TURNOUT...

SAYING THEY HAD MORE

PARTICIPATION THAN IN

YEARS PAST,

EVEN IF THERE WEREN'T AS

MANY SPECTATORS AS USUAL

- WHICH HE

SAYS IS LIKELY BECAUSE

OF THE GOVERNOR'S PUBLIC

HEALTH ORDER..

.01;12;07 we usually

have thousands of people

lining the streets...

but because of the fear

mongoring and

everything that's been

put on these people they

didn't show. 01;12;16

TWO OF THE OTHER PARADE

ORGANIZERS SAY THEY'RE

HAPPY - DESPITE -

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

ATTEMPTS TO CANCEL THE

PARADE...

THAT IT WENT ON ANYWAY,

AS A SYMBOL OF THEIR

FREEDOM..

.1;16;02 It was a

freedom of choice.. We

didn't drag anyone here,

it was their choice..

01;16;07

STEPHANIE CHAVEZ KRQE

NEWS 13.

THEY DID NOT ENFORCE

SOCIAL DISTANCING, OR

THE GOVERNOR'S MASK

MANDATE AT THE PARADE.

A SMALL GROUP OF TRUMP

SUPPORTERS RALLIED IN

DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE

TODAY TO CELEBRATE THE

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