Governors need to listen, rather than label protesters political

PROTESTS TODAY,  CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE NEXT

MANY NEED TO GO BACK TO WORK NOW

Governors are dismissing protests concerning lifting stay at home orders as political operatives. Much of this has to do with protesters carrying American flags and some wearing Trump apparel. Anyone carrying a American flag must be a right wing radical and anyone who supports Trump must be protesting as part of the Trump campaign. 

What they fail to realize is most of these people are self employed, many work all by themselves. they cannot get unemployment, they cannot get help from the small business program. They need to work. They can do it and adhere to the distancing guidelines. We have state governments who are ignoring their concerns. They really don't give a damn about the self employed or small businesses. 

Many of these people, up to now have willingly conformed to the rules set down. They are now increasingly desperate. I talked yesterday to friend who does excavating. He works alone. He works outdoors. The governor says he cannot work under penalty of the law. It may be time for such people to just go to work and take their chances. Someone may need to challenge these rules in court. 

I know another who applied for a waiver, he was refused. Counterfeit waiver letters could become an alternative business for some enterprising entrepreneur.

The point is, if this was the teachers union or the government employee union protesting, the governors would be kissing their ass in public. They would listen. Of course they have nothing to protest about, they are all being paid in full at the taxpayers expense. The governors will be protesting in Washington for a bailout to help pay for all the paid, nonworking government employees. 

These self-employed and small business people do not want a handout, they are not demanding money for not working. They just want to do their business, while adhering to the guidelines, to insure their families economic survival.

Governors can dismiss and ignore them today, we will see how they handle things when people will not longer obey these draconian edicts.