Posted on 09/22/2021 7:08:06 AM PDT by rktman
A majority of the Clark County Commission took a formal stand Tuesday against COVID-19 misinformation, declaring it a public health crisis amid concerns from other lawmakers that doing so might agitate a deep division within Southern Nevada.
The 5-2 vote made the county one of few jurisdictions in the U.S. to label falsehoods related to COVID-19 — often rooted in an extreme mistrust of the government — a crisis that has prolonged the pandemic by undermining efforts to combat spread of the disease.
“It’s important for our governing board to declare health misinformation as a public health crisis and commit to doing all we can to combat the falsehoods that continue to jeopardize the lives of our citizens,” Commissioner Justin Jones, who proposed the resolution, said in a statement immediately following the vote.
But Commissioners Marilyn Kirkpatrick and Jim Gibson rejected the measure, saying it had the potential to further drive a wedge between divergent sides and give the impression that it was tantamount to clamping down on dissent.
“This is just ammunition that suggests now we’re gonna try to control speech which no one intends to do,” Gibson said.
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Unfortunately, their definition of misinformation is anything they disagree with...
Yup. It’s who the governmental arbiter of info is. Who gave them the “correct” info?
Genuine Vax Nazis.
We can prove the TRUTH in court.
VAERS under reporting of over 90% of adverse vaccine reactions and deaths.
The uselessness of masks per CDC.
The ineffectiveness of the Vaccines.
But they are right, in a way! Their only mistake is concluding which parties are providing the misinformation!
The misinformation is certainly creating a public health crisis.
And what, exactly, are these supposed falsehoods?
Any contraian view opposing the “official” position. ANY! 😕 🐂💩
Big Bro speaks.
If it can not be discussed and debated in an open public forum, then it’s not science. It’s propaganda.
The court provides that forum where the scientific facts can NOT be silenced.
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