There is a new killer flu every few years. This one no worse than any of those and not near as deadly as several. All this social distancing close your business wear a mask is about teaching and getting people to be compliant. Free people scare those who seek totalitarian government.

At close to 70 I look at things differently. The govt says to lock down for my own safety and I do. It’s not that I’m a big fan of govt or lockdowns, but I do value my safety and health. If everyone else wants to go out to bars and places where they can forget to wear their masks, stay 6 ft apart and not wash their hands after touching doorknobs, menus and the like, that’s fine with me. But when you get it, don’t you dare moan and groan about how you thought it was a hoax. There’s been plenty of warnings that COVID-19 is for real: 135,000 deaths and 3 million people in this country already affected by it.

At close to 70 I look at things differently. The govt says to lock down for my own safety and I do. It’s not that I’m a big fan of govt or lockdowns, but I do value my safety and health. If everyone else wants to go out to bars and places where they can forget to wear their masks, stay 6 ft apart and not wash their hands after touching doorknobs, menus and the like, that’s fine with me. But when you get it, don’t you dare moan and groan about how you thought it was a hoax. There’s been plenty of warnings that COVID-19 is for real: 135,000 deaths and 3 million people in this country already affected by it.

Drove to Sante Fe yesterday and ate at Wecks , they refuse to shut down.

About 1500 deaths in Mn. over 1100 in nursing homes and long term care,average age 83. If I was in a home I would welcome the virus, put me out of my misery. It seems that Walz feels the same way as he was the one responsible for infecting these homes. All shuttered businesses should not have to pay property taxes or license fees and layoffs should begin now in all Gov. sectors.

We live in one of the most free countries in the world but we have allowed the government to far over reach the intent of our founding fathers by a long ways. And much of that over reach has been done in the name of protecting us from ourselves. Very few things are left that do not require permission from the government. Just think about all of the licenses we have to buy. They are really permission slips from big brother.

So, if the restaurant decides that they will ignore the restrictions placed on them by the government, they lose their permission slip and are out of business. If they try to continue without the permission slip, they can wind up in jail.

We had a local race track open up in the midst of the rona a few weeks ago in spite of our governors Executive Order limiting large gatherings. The Sheriff of the county refused to enforce the EO, saying it was vague and questioning the constitutionality of it. The track had a capacity crowd show up and it was all over the news. Got the governors attention for sure. They held another race with a nice crowd in attendance after the governor contacted the Sheriff, the track management and local officials about his concerns.

But rather than sending in the State Highway Patrol or Nation Guard to confront the business owner and race fans, the Governor had the Secretary of Health and Human Services petition the Courts to have the speedway shut down as a public health hazard. No more racing!

We have not only allowed this to happen but for the most part have encouraged it in the name of safety and security.