Protesters are fed up with stay-at-home orders and social-distancing guidelines and being banned from church buildings and parking lots – but they're starting to fight back.

Like most of the rest of the country, residents of Alabama have been told to stay inside except for necessary trips, and many businesses in the state have been shuttered during the pandemic. And also, like most of America, Alabamans are ready for the state to allow businesses to reopen.

Becky Gerritson of Stand Up Alabama decided to organize a drive-by protest at the State Capitol earlier this week. She says she even checked in with authorities first – and "everything was good to go."

"Met with the cops – all was well," she continues. "[But] we got here [to the Capitol] and the roads were blocked off. [That has] caused people to get out of their cars now, because they want to stand on the corner and show they're protesting for them shutting the streets down."

Police were even pulling over cars, she says, simply because they were honking.

"We are seeing so much more of our liberties being taken away. Blocking streets off [for example]. They said they were blocked off for construction, but there's no construction on those streets they've blocked off," she notes.

Her only conclusion is that the government must not want to hear from its citizens – which she says means it's time for people to rise up.

"It's not just about jobs now, it's not just about health. It is about our liberties," says Gerritson.

The "Operation Back to Work" car rally was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and was to allow individuals an opportunity make public statements in support of reopening Alabama businesses.