What Sisolak Could Learn from Two Strong, Principled Women

(Annie Black | April 6, 2020) – As Nevadans continue to suffer through the Sisolak Shutdown, a pair of women – governors from opposite ends of the globe – are taking a decidedly different and principled path of action.

From Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike…

“Because Japan’s law puts emphasis on protecting personal rights, a lockdown is impossible.  (I can ask for) no more than voluntary restraint.”

She sounds more American than our own American governor.

And then there’s this from Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), who has refused to shut down her entire state despite intense pressure from the national media to do so…

“Our constitution ensures that the citizen’s right is protected.  I agree with the role of our government as set forth in our state and in our national constitution. I took an oath to uphold these constitutions.”

“My role with respect to public safety is something I take very seriously.  The people themselves are primarily responsible for their safety. They are the ones that are entrusted with expansive freedoms – they are free to exercise their rights to work, worship, and play – or to stay at home, or to conduct social distancing.”

“The calls to apply a one-size-fits all approach to this problem in South Dakota is herd mentality, not leadership.”

If only Nevada had the kind of leadership being provided by the women governors of Tokyo and South Dakota.

The Side of the Wuhan Virus Story You’re Not Being Told

The fear of the coronavirus is understandable considering the hysteria that’s been whipped up by the media, health professionals and politicians.  But there are other sides of the story that are generally being hidden from the public.

For example, Bill Bennett, former Secretary of Education and Director of the National Office of Drug Control Policy, wrote today…

“(D)o you know the odds of any American getting this virus?  One would think that number is easily known or available.  It’s not. A lot of digging into various municipal data portals reveals, based on the population tested, that rates can vary from, at most, eight-tenths of a percent in New York City to two-one-hundredths of a percent in Phoenix.

“Did you know the chances of recovery from the coronavirus are about 98% – *if* you catch it?  Did you know there are models showing 50% of the population may have already had it, never knew they had it, and recovered? 

“Again, one would think this data would be widely available and reported.  It isn’t.  What is presented widely are numbers and warnings that scare and frighten us, and we are now being conditioned to a lot of panic and speculation.”

Secretary Bennett continued…

“With all the blaring chyrons and death and disease counts, has anyone tried to search for the average age of the death toll from this pathogen?  It’s very hard to do – though we are told the virus more maleficently affects those over 65, and is worse with each year of age.  Why do you think this point, this fact, is not everywhere available?  Could it be there is an investment and interest in scaring all of us? 

“You can find some stories with state and local data, but isn’t it interesting the general data is not available? Our best analysis shows in New York City 70% of the deaths are of those over age 65.  And almost all deaths across all age groups come with underlying conditions. 

“New York has a serious problem and requires great effort and attention, which is being applied.  But the fact that the virus is having its way there does not mean that it is making its way anywhere or everywhere.  States with even greater populations, like California and Texas, are showing death rates 90% lower than New York.”

The former drug czar also warns of the additional threats to Americans’ health from the stress of losing jobs and income, especially as it relates to people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction who are going to relapse.

“Yet the elites, from Bill Gates down, tell us we need a nationwide shutdown for 10 weeks or more. Others are pushing in that direction, too, putting pressure on various state and federal officials for even more coercion.  Perhaps such pushing has its merits in saving some lives, but it will likely take more, and will kill the heart and soul of our country, which is dependent on the economic engine of the rest of us.

“The consequences of what this country is putting itself through simply cannot be understated.  They are affecting the low-skilled and blue-collar workers the hardest.  And the solutions the federal and state governments have ordered for the problems they have created—from stimulus checks to loans to abatements and reprieves—are already causing bureaucratic confusion, claims of unfairness, delays, and pitting Americans against each other. 

“And now there is no end in sight for even more massive and unprecedented spending.”

Americans in general, but conservatives in particular, used to be skeptical of the government and what politicians told us.  And with good reason.  We’ve discovered, after the fact, time and time again, that we’ve been lied to.

But the Wuhan virus has muted that healthy skepticism considerably these days.  Hopefully it will start to come back soon…before it’s too late.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Even the federal government cannot confine a large population against its will.  The key to containment is persuasion, not coercion.” – Jonathan Turley

Annie Black is a Mesquite City Councilwoman and Republican candidate for Nevada State Assembly District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com