Resident: Lockdown not necessary

To the Record Patriot:

Governments lie.

Political leaders seek power; they never want to relinquish it. The coronavirus was the perfect opportunity to do both.

WHO and Dr. Fauci told us not to wear masks. Now, masks are recommended. The CDC and NIH want us to remain "sheltered" until the virus is defeated and destroyed. The cure can not be worse than the disease. Thirty million have lost their jobs in the U.S. This is unsustainable.

During this two month shutdown, the U.S. went from the best economy to one so destructive that it ranks with the Great Depression and WWII.

Did we have to do this?

Well, no. Sweden stood fast and refused to lockdown. They chose a middle path of moderate social distancing, masks were optional, the elderly were protected. Sweden was under unbelievable criticism and pressure; currently the director of WHO praises them. Granted they are a cohesive society and much smaller than the U.S. There are 19 states in the U.S. today relaxing the lockdown. Seven states did not go on lockdown. The sky did not fall.

Hearing from their constituents, the legislature wanted to move into a less restrictive posture following CDC guidelines and regionalism. Gov. Whitmer's response was to issue another executive order based upon statute and not the Constitution. Faced with opposition, she doubled down extending restrictions until May 28.

What a wonderful legacy destroying Michigan's economy! Her policies have not prevented the spread of the disease. Scientific studies completed in L.A., Santa Clara (Stanford) and New York have proven the widespread nature of the infection. She will demand more tax money from Michigan's residents because the state is broke. She broke it.

Looking to the future, Gov. Whitmer closed schools. In the United Kingdom, 78 studies have been done. Children under the age of 10 are not threatened by the virus unless they have underlying conditions; they are either asymptomatic or have mild cases. There has not been one case of a child infecting an adult. We have proven to parents that their children's school education isn't worth much; certainly not what we are paying for it. And we have isolated our children from their peers. My own granddaughter, 13, is suffering from depression from being forced to isolate from her school and church friends.

Then, Big Tech -- Google, Twitter and Facebook -- have decided to support the authoritarian regimes by taking down any opposition to Gov. Whitmer's dictatorial rule. She has fallen back upon experts supporting her moves. Well, those doctors with evidence of their own in opposition have been silenced. Dissent is not allowed.

Oh, Maduro you have an acolyte. The County of Modoc in California is defying their governor; Grants, New Mexico is defying theirs. Sheriff Schendel was not wrong in what he said; his oath is to the Constitution. Americans have the right to life, liberty and property and statutes can not take that away.

Marian Mayer