Posted on 04/18/2020 1:49:23 AM PDT by John Semmens
This week, thousands of Michigan citizens circled the state capitol to demonstrate their opposition to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's tyranny. The Governor labeled this protest "irresponsible" and threatened to impose further restrictions on liberty.
"These people need to understand that this is not South Dakota," she warned. "Just because Gov Noem (R-SD) was too weak to impose a stay-at-home edict on the residents of her state shouldn't be taken as encouragement for Michiganers to disobey my orders. Her quaint notion that the people of her state can be trusted to act like responsible adults is dangerous and intolerable during this time of crisis. Clearly, it is up to us in government to protect everyone from the consequences of their own bad decisions. That includes the bad decision to ignore the directives we have issued for their own good."
Whitmer is said to be mulling extending and intensifying the statewide lockdown. "I'm thinking that the license plate numbers gathered by the police during the protest could be useful for identifying those in need of further restrictions," she said. "I hear that in China, the police welded disobedient citizens inside their homes. Alternatively, we could use ankle bracelets to enforce the kind of house-arrest these deviants deserve."
Gov. Noem challenged the notion that she is weak, saying "I am the governor of a free people, not a dictator. In America, every person has an unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As a government official it is my obligation to defend these rights. During this pandemic my approach has been to try to keep everyone as informed as possible so they can make their own decisions on how to cope with the virus. I am confident that a free people can come out of this crisis in better shape than a terrified and submissive people."
In related news, Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) rebuffed criticism that his shutdown of the state has excessively infringed upon freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, and freedom of speech, claiming that "enforcing the Bill of Rights is not my responsibility. It wasn't part of the oath I swore when I took office and there's no law that says I have to protect these so-called rights."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/281196-2020-04-18-semi-news-semi-satire-april-19-2020-edition.htm
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Time for a pitchforks and torches?
Heil Whitmer.
And tar and feathers.
The beatings will continue until morale improves....
I guess for Gestapo Gretchen, “the will of the people” does NOT to constitutionalists.
Candidate Gretchen on pot legalization, and how she’s big on honoring “the will of the people” here:
SOOOOOO—How many ankle bracelets does this Governor have stockpiled????
I think she is thinking Tattoos.
*The second Karen is more of an Annie, if ya know what I mean.
It's got to be difficult creating satire when the news offers such competition.
And resist we much.
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