Posted on 08/26/2020 6:42:18 PM PDT by Libloather
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She said that she listened both to health officials and to individuals who informed her about the bounds of her gubernatorial authorities.
"I know that when you have a leader overstep their authority in a time of crisis, that's really when you lose this country. And I didn't want to be guilty of doing that," the Republican Gov. explained during an interview on "The Pod's Honest Truth" podcast. "So I never issued a shelter-in-place, I never closed a business. I didn't even define an essential business ... because I don't have the authority to do that."
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"What I am saying though is that what I heard on those conference calls was fear," she said. "I was shocked and amazed by how fear controlled people and how emotional that they were. And to me it indicated that in this country we've lost faith and the steadfast promise of God's faithfulness in our life every day has real consequences. If you don't have that in your life then your emotions and fear can control you and make you not have the discernment and the wisdom that you need in a time of crisis."
The South Dakota governor also said that no evidence supports the notion that severe restrictions help to protect the public health.
"So, I know they all have the ability to say that they're making these decisions to protect public health, but there is no science that proves that what they're doing works," Noem said. "There is no expert that says these extreme measures that these states are taking and that the data behind it, that it is appropriate. So they are taking extremely restrictive actions to impact their people. And I'm concerned about what that does long term and especially the effect on the election."
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2024 will be her next job. Secretary of State. Stand up to the tyrants of the world. That will get her ready for the WH.
Which reminds me, what happened to the Sturgis wave of new COVID-19 cases? I haven’t heard anything about it.
More Kristi Noem. That is the solution.
Unfortunately, she is married as am I. But my wife thinks that her hubby is handsome. So there is hope for a swap. Is that wrong of me to say?
Did you go to Liberty University?...
She can govern me any day.
“SwapWilson” then?
Your new guv?
She and Rand Paul are the ONLY 2 I could imagine handing the Trump baton to!!!
She nails it, we as a country have ignored and scorned God.
We are paying a heavy price now.
Best governor in the USA.
Bravo!
Is that like “wrong me, wrong me, wrong my brains out”.
”. Renefield calm down.
“She and Rand Paul are the ONLY 2 I could imagine handing the Trump baton to!!!”
i do not always agree with and Paul but his consistency is unusual in the swampland and to be respected.
How dare she use common sense and not fear and do what everyone else does.
Careful. “Killer gonna get you, honey”. :)
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