Watching Democrat state governors compete for which one can try to implement the most stringent coronavirus-related orders is as maddening as it gets. In California, Gov. Newsom’s 10 p.m. curfew backfired as many sheriffs refused to enforce it while many took to the streets to protest another arbitrary edict.
In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf’s “science” cred is again being questioned because of orders like this:
Today I’m announcing efforts to slow the spread of #COVID19 as cases reach critical levels.
They include a recommitment to school safety, protections for businesses and employees, reduced gatherings, enforcement for mask wearing, and an advisory encouraging PA'ians to stay home. pic.twitter.com/NbV8w9Xqq2
— Governor Tom Wolf (@GovernorTomWolf) November 23, 2020
One of those measures involves a cutoff for alcohol sales on Wednesday:
#BREAKING NEWS: Pa. Health Sec. Dr. Rachel Levine has issued a one-night suspension of alcohol sales starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, which is the night before the Thanksgiving holiday. https://t.co/iVngbGjRoZ
— KDKA (@KDKA) November 23, 2020
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Won’t this just make these places more crowded as people scramble to stock up before 5 p.m. on Wednesday?
On Wednesday, Nov. 25, restaurants and bars are ordered to suspend alcohol sales at 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26. Gov. Wolf says the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the “biggest day for drinking” and acknowledged bars and restaurants have been hit hard by the pandemic, but this one-night ban is needed.
“The thing that we can’t do is ignore reality and say ‘yeah you folks, for no fault of your own, have been hit hardest by this virus.’ But the virus is what’s doing this. It’s not me. It’s not the administration. It’s not the government,” said Gov. Wolf.
No, it’s the government doing that.
The raw and arbitrary exercise of power is an intoxicant.
— Kyle Beckley (@Kyle_Beckley) November 23, 2020
And Gov. Wolf (and others) are totally addicted.
The "science" suggests …
not a damn thing. There is no logical explanation for their oppressive edicts.(I do not consume any alcohol and see this for what it is. Cruel control over citizens.) https://t.co/1tndiPaXY9
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) November 23, 2020
WTAF is the logic behind this? https://t.co/NQNByx86jh
— ₿ Michelle Ray ₿ (@RagnarsMate) November 23, 2020
Is logic even a thing anymore for many public officials?
Which just means the stores will be more crowded Tuesday night
— Quenton Phillips (@SanGringoCorp) November 23, 2020
Are we seriously going to end up with speakeasies in the 2020s too? What is it with the twenties? https://t.co/jbB8mHctHc
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) November 23, 2020
Cue the mad rush for people to buy booze tonight and tomorrow, causing more covid spread….
Would have been better to issue nothing. https://t.co/NO8kiL4BnY
— 25th Amendment Man (@AdmiralOfAges) November 23, 2020
Liberals often think the Law of Unintended Consequences doesn’t apply to their arbitrary decrees.
When you have to ask the government for permission to do everything, they can take everything away. https://t.co/S1iyZwuhSa
— One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Phil (@SinCityFC) November 23, 2020
"We need to do something" is not a sound way to make policy. https://t.co/igEyjGzXiT
— Dan Isett (@DanIsett) November 23, 2020
It seems a trivial matter, but this represents the exercise of raw totalitarianism. https://t.co/xv8rAQeXZ1
— Cyclops (@ScottTBrower1) November 23, 2020
At this point you can’t convince me some public health official aren’t just seeing how much they can get away with https://t.co/RHsvAbJNLw
— Tᴏɴʏ! Tᴏɴɪ! Tᴏɴᴇ́! ????? (R.I.P.) ? (@StarkTTT) November 23, 2020
That’s abundantly clear.
LOL…for one night only. Corona only comes out on 11.25 at 5:01pm https://t.co/6V9rSEZP6k
— President-Elect Youssoufa Moukoko (@ailliwre) November 23, 2020
“One night only”… for now.
