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There are two ways of looking at the relationship between the rights of individuals, and the powers of government. The first, which based on the ideas of the Declaration of Independence, is that people have the right to do pretty much anything, except when they delegate specific powers to government for the purpose of protecting …
In the “Merv Griffin Show” episode of Seinfeld, George hits some pigeons with his car after they didn’t fly away at the last second. “It’s not my fault,” George complains to Jerry. “Don’t we have a deal with the pigeons?”
Background: NH Gov. Chris Sununu: “Public Health Trumps Everything“. As many of us have noted: Constitution, even? Something has been bothering me since his 3pm Presser last Friday at which time he announced his “Stay at Home 2.0”. At one point during the Presser, he was asked a question about Out of Staters coming into …
Wow, just wow. Just like here in NH, Idaho has skewed rates of infection: urban vs rural. So, there are folks wanting those more rural areas to be freed up as they aren’t under the gun like Boise. However Dr. Robert Burnett feels that for this advocacy, they should be denied medical assistance. Not only …
Don’t behave as I demand: Doc threatens Idaho Rep and his family Read More »
Trump On Ordering States To Reopen For Business: The Authority Of The President Of The United States Is “Total” REPORTER: In regard to some of your tweets earlier today, what provision in the Constitution gives the president the power to open or close state economies? TRUMP: "Numerous — numerous provisions. We can give you a …
Quick (and late) Thought: Trump was wrong in this Read More »
I wrote about S. Dakota Governor Kristi Noem a bit ago and today I got to read this: South Dakota Governor Refused To Implement Stay-At-Home Orders. Her Citizens Throw Her A Parade. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who has decided to buck the trends around the country and refuse to implement stay-at-home orders in her …
Too bad, Gov Sununu, you missed having your own by THIS MUCH…. Read More »
It bears repeating: The Constitution was meant to restrict GOVERNMENT and not Individuals. Progressives, however, have inverted that:
The title is a quote from Brandon Morse at Red State. He is walking us through an incident where the Police in Raleigh, North Carolina broke up a lockdown protest. The point, of course, being that the first amendment protects that right and it was just infringed.
While most governmental leaders in the U.S. are imposing lockdowns of one sort or another, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is refusing to shut down South Dakota. At a press conference Wednesday, Kristi eschewed a one-size-fits-all approach to the pandemic. During this present viral threat, she’s interested in a specific kind of protection — that of individual rights: …
