The COVID Lockdown Ends When ‘We The People’ Withdraw Our Consent

[Tom Kirkman + 8,860]

Damn straight.

The COVID Lockdown Ends When ‘We The People’ Withdraw Our Consent

The power of government comes from the people; or as we say in the U.S. “from the consent of the governed.”  When the people lead, the politicians are forced to follow.

Without implied consent the municipal or state government has no power.  None.

As a result, the lock-downs end when the majority of We The People no longer give our consent.

 

How do We The People retract our consent?  We simply refuse to comply.

When the majority of people simply refuse to comply with unilateral dictates, and laugh in the faces of those who attempt to enforce them, the government no longer has power.

If one person refuses to comply government can, and likely will, intervene. However, if tens of thousands rebuke these unconstitutional decrees, there isn’t a damn thing govt can  do to stop it… and they know it. This is why some state governors are quickly starting to retract or modify their dictates.

A non-compliant snowball becomes an unstoppable freedom avalanche.

Local, regional and state officials know they can control the behavior of an individual. If one barber shop opens, the owner becomes a target. However, those officials also know they cannot control the behavior of the majority. If every barber shop and beauty salon in town opens… there is absolutely nothing the government can do about it.

If one restaurant and/or bar opens, the state can target the owner. But if every bar and restaurant in town opens; and if everyone ignores and dispatches the silly dictates of the local, regional or state officials; there isn’t a damned thing they can do about it.

The power of the local, regional or state authority comes from the expressed consent of the people. As soon as the majority of people deny that consent, those officials and state authoritarians lose all of their power.

Yes, it really is that simple.

Those who construct the systems of control need to weaponize fear.  Fear of arrest; fear of losing a business; fear of losing liberty or financial security.  Local, regional and state officials rely on fear.  As soon as the people are no longer fearful, the control ends.

The overwhelming majority of dictates around COVID-19 mitigation are not laws. There was no debate; no input from representative government; and no option for the public to weigh-in on the decisions.

All unilateral rules are arbitrary, and despite many proclamations to the contrary, they rely upon voluntary compliance.  As soon as citizens no longer voluntarily comply, the term of the rules has expired.  If masks are so effective then why didn’t government give masks to prisoners, instead of releasing the inmates?

Liberty is inherent.

The removal of liberty requires consent.

Additionally, if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice. So choose wisely.

Remember that; and think about it.

Sit in a circle today; sit in a cattle-car tomorrow.

 

At the store, there was an X on the floor for where I should stand. I've seen too many Road Runner cartoons to fall for that!

— David McDonnell (@DavidMc07956401) May 19, 2020

 

[Douglas Buckland + 6,308]

This is really an ‘American thing’, but I assure you that people in other countries are taking notice.

I love that Road Runner analogy! Another ‘American thing’...but hilarious!

[El Nikko + 2,145]

Civil disobedience? Not so fast Tom

 

 

Mayor De Blasio Lays Naval Minefield To Deter Swimmers

May 18th, 2020

 

NEW YORK, NY—Mayor Bill De Blasio had a stern warning for beachgoers in the city of New York today: "You will literally get blown up."

The mayor proudly announced that he had the NYPD install a state-of-the-art naval minefield surrounding the city, so that anyone who swims in the water will get flung sky-high.

"To make sure as many people stay alive as possible, we're going to explode you for going out in the water," De Blasio said as he unveiled the official New York minefield. "You go out in the water? Boom! You step on the beach? Yep, more mines. Boom! And if the mines don't get you, the heavy machine guns will."

As he spoke, a hapless swimmer accidentally triggered one of the mines and careened hundreds of feet into the air in hundreds of pieces.

De Blasio has paired the minefield with "impenetrable defenses" on the city's beaches, including pillboxes, hedgehogs, and heavy artillery covering every square inch of New York coastline.

"This 'Atlantic Wall' will keep New Yorkers safe for years to come," he said.

https://babylonbee.com/news/mayor-de-blasio-lays-naval-minefield-to-deter-swimmers

[El Nikko + 2,145]

1 hour ago, Douglas Buckland said:

This is really an ‘American thing’, but I assure you that people in other countries are taking notice.

I love that Road Runner analogy! Another ‘American thing’...but hilarious!

I think saddly you are probably right about that, American's really do seem to care about their liberty so much more. I think people like myself are in a small minority here, maybe 10-20% of the population. The rest seem to be quite happy with the fact their freedoms have been taken away.

I hope things will change but I'm not very optimistic.

The good news is we're now allowed to go fishing, you can drive as well but only if you drive to the nearest spot and don't pass any other fishing spots on your way. As I live near a beach it means I can only fish there but someone who lives in the middle of the island can travel to any spot...just imagine the stupidity of this. How on earth did fishing (the most socially isolating sport that exists) get banned during the lockdown? You can almost imagine some hideous beurocrat taking pleasure in taking away a hobby from a group of people who very often use fishing as a way to relieve stress or some form of mental health issue.