Forwarded From My Facebook Page: "If It Please The Crown..."

Author's Note: Apparently, Facebook has decided not to "play nice" with me (aka this is being censored). 

....can we actually re-open tomorrow, as originally scheduled?

Here’s some background in case you missed the latest news.

On Monday, Governor Lamont issued “Executive Order No. 7PP”, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. This order allows certain businesses to re-open, but to others, says “not so fast, my friend” (Lee Corso).

As of tomorrow, May 20, these types of businesses have the green light to continue operations. (1)

• Outdoor dining establishments (you can’t order alcohol without also ordering food, though)
• Most offices
• Retail centers and malls
• Museums
• Outdoor Recreation establishments

Having gone through the list of permitted businesses, here are the business/gathering types that still have a red light; they CANNOT open until at least June 20.

• Any gathering of more than five people
• OTB (off-track betting) facilities, Indoor Gyms/Fitness Centers, Movie Theatres
• Day Campsites
• All resident camps
• Summer schools (until at least July 6)

At this rate, Connecticut will be the final state to re-open. Keep in mind that this is not the first, not the second, but the THIRD TIME that “King Ned” has “changed his mind” on lifting “emergency restrictions” (the process of re-opening was originally scheduled to begin in mid-April) (Note 1). There’s no guarantee that the latter businesses will be allowed to re-open come June, nor anything stopping the governor from extending this order to July. And as previously explained, “we the people” have little to no legal recourse.

I haven’t totally said this before, but now’s the time to say it. Governor Lamont....the people of Connecticut are not your subjects, nor are we your slaves. We are free men and women; people that are financially and emotionally hurt every day that your draconian restrictions remain. Your constraint of our rights has to end, and it has to end NOW.

In the event that this situation continues, I call upon my fellow “Nutmeggers” to engage in acts of civil disobedience. The hell with being limited to groups of five friends; go out with ten of them. Movie theatre owners, forget not being allowed to open. Show five different films a day for an entire week, if that’s what it takes. And if you’re a “concerned citizen” like me, show up at the State Capitol Building with signs, bullhorns, and (possibly) firearms.

Now more than ever, we need to use our voices. To quote the movie “Network”, it’s time that our elected “leaders” (such as “King Ned”) found out; we’re “mad as hell, and (we’re) not going to take it anymore”!

Note 1: Earlier this month, Governor Lamont announced a date of June for most re-openings. This date was subsequently rolled back to May 20. If one doesn’t count this change, it’s only the second time that the governor has “changed his mind”.

Sources:

1. Lamont, Ned, and Denise Merrill. "Executive Order No. 7PP". Portal.Ct.Gov, 2020, https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamont-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-7PP.pdf?la=en. Accessed 19 May 2020.