God will protect him against a virus but god won’t protect him from women.
You want to be able to get close to people because it’s your health so your choice but what if others want you to keep your distance because they are thinking of their health?
I don’t get close to people on purpose. If I happen to be in a grocery store and someone is close to me, that’s a matter of circumstance. Same applies for a concert, etc. But I’m not uprooting and altering my entire way of life, the way I move around, because other people are terrified of an overblown virus, most of which recover just fine from. This is not a matter of selfishness - it’s a matter of common sense, which apparently a lot of people have lost since falling victim to the nanny state.
Nope, it’s a matter of ethics and morality. Since you’re upset about the closure of churches, I’d venture to say you consider yourself a Christian. Yet you espouse views that are the complete antithesis of said values.
“Most” is the key word here.
Actually, I’m agnostic, but I hold strong convictions regarding the Bill of Rights and Constitution.
No it’s selfishness. I don’t care if you don’t wear a mask, don’t try to keep distance from other people while in public, whatever. Just don’t pretend that’s not selfish thinking.
If health officials have said it would be nice for the time being if people could stay 6 feet apart and you aren’t going to do that (even though it’s crazy easy to do so) in public it’s not common sense. The whole “I don’t care if I spread the virus because it is unlikely that it will kill people” is another form of selfish thinking.
You do you and all that, but don’t pretend it’s not being selfish.
No, it isn’t. The last time you checked, you missed the part about states having police powers to help protect public safety. States aren’t targeting churches, so you don’t have 1A issues.
You’re correct, however, in exercising its police power, a state cannot violate provisions of the U.S. Constitution, such as the Bill of Rights or the Commerce Clause.
Several states have targeted churches. Google is your friend.
That’s correct - and since states have targeted gatherings of over 10 people, and churches happen to fall in that category, no 1A issues.
There have been some instances where the church closure was not about to “no gatherings of 10 people” - but those are generally not the case. Broadly, states are not doing that. So, you’re inventing a problem that isn’t in existence.
That’s correct - and since states have targeted gatherings of over 10 people, and churches happen to fall in that category, no 1A issues.
There have been some instances where the church closure was not about to “no gatherings of 10 people” - but those are generally not the case. Broadly, states are not doing that. So, you’re inventing a problem that isn’t in existence.
Did you read that part that grants the federal government the powers it is currently exercising?
I’m thinking not. 
Here’s a little something for you to have some strong convictions about.
This is the conundrum and no amount of shouting FREE AMERICA or FREE VIRGINIA will solve it:
https://www.cato.org/blog/who-will-reopen-economy-president-governors-or-people
And due to the media hyping this virus, the sheep will follow in herds and mostly stay home due to fear. More room on the highway for me. Baaaahhh
Care to offer any actionable solutions that could be implemented? I find that discussion much more interesting than blame assigning and name calling.
People are being conditioned to believe exercising their rights is selfish. Now it is the right to assembly and freedom of religion. Next it will be free speech (selfish to hurt other people’s feelings). Then the 2nd (think of the children).
Next?
Then? Have you tuned out after every school shooting?
Hey, as long as we give up a little bit of our rights in exchange for false security, all is good, right? Government knows best!
To go where?
No they aren’t. They are being conditioned to have common sense and manners.
No, it isn’t, and this level of histrionics is just silly. We have an emergency on our hands - one that government is uniquely suited to helping with - and when faced with an emergency, certain freedoms wind up being limited in order to mitigate and survive the emergency. There’s nothing new about that.
When the emergency is resolved, things will revert back to normal. Our system is built to do it - and our people expect it.
Dramatically exaggerating this stuff doesn’t help anyone or anything.
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