(H/T Todd Starnes) Carlos Roman is the owner of a Bread & Barley restaurant in Covina, California, who reached his breaking point with health inspectors and COVID compliance officers when a public health dept. official ordered his restaurant to shut down.
[Facebook Video Here – Article HERE and HERE]
Mr. Roman decided if he was going to lose everything; if his employees were going to lose their livelihoods; if the system was going to destroy them under the weight of unilateral decrees and fiats; then he was going to block the health inspector from doing his job.
The police were called-in to deal with Carlos Roman’s act of defiance. The situation within the video speaks for itself. People are getting desperate… Acts of resistance are spreading. American workers and Main Street are being destroyed… Meanwhile congress wants to send hundreds of millions of taxpayer funds to foreign shores. Think about it.
https://youtu.be/lWk9r24I4QA
Many people talk of a foreboding sense. A sense that something is very close to erupting on the surface. I believe, and have said for months, the final eruption will come as a result of overreach by control authority in reference to COVID dictates. We are close.
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 nonsense ends 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, the government or control authority 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. 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 in that municipality deny that consent, those officials and state authoritarians lose all of their power.
Yes, it really is that simple.
They want you to think otherwise, but it is not true. If WE THE PEOPLE demand freedom and stand together the control authority is useless.
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.
..”If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.”..
~Sam Adams
Remember, and think carefully about it.
Amid these challenging times fellowship and a spirit of community within the common sense rebel alliance is critical. Make sure you do not allow people to think they are ‘on their own’…. There are more of us than them.
I am not suggesting this, and I am not advocating it, but what will ultimately happen is there will be an ambush and the police nationwide will stop going on these bureaucratic BS calls everywhere instantly. It won’t be the business owner or his / her people doing it, but they will be scapegoated for it. A cop’s job #1 is going home at end of shift.
If you can’t see that you are blind. Why do you think so many heavily armed and obviously tense / head on swivel agents arrested Roger Stone? LE agencies are sieves when it comes to intel, and they were legitimately worried about being ambushed.
A major obstacle for centralized government is local law enforcement. That’s why Obama tried so desperately to federalize police forces.
That’s not why they went to Roger Stone’s like that at all. That was an intimidation tactic. 100%.
The Roger Stone arrest was propaganda at its finest direct from the halls of the nation’s TOP law enforcement.
If the message was lost, here it is juxtaposed with the riots that occurred nationwide this year: enemies of the Party get the over-the-top treatment for trumped up or completely fabricated charges whereas rioters abetted by the State get the FBI to kneel in respect (politicizing the law enforcement !!) and local law enforcement stands down while cities burn and people are beaten or worse.
These visits to shutter open businesses are exclusively to ward off difficulties in the ERs in the metro areas.
Here’s the STUPIDITY of it all. Had the powers that be allowed HCQ and Vermectin to be tried, prescribed, studied, and accepted as simply potential remedies, then the people would have been right there alongside and their anxieties would be aligned with the enforcements that are being requested. Translation: if the bar owner saw a non-political attempt to curtail pandemic casualties while using 100% common sense, then calls for short term shutdowns or modified operating conditions would be met with a more accommodating response. Instead, they burned all goodwill to the ground and then stomped on people to the point that 1 in 10 who is asked to lie down is simply going to just do it. 1 in 10 is, for them, a problem. 1 in 10 will shake this system to the core if ever such came to pass. As it stands, 1 in 1000 have gotten us to this juncture.
…1 in 10 who is asked to lie down is simply not going to just do it.
Maybe that’s why the cops felt comfortable enforcing the rules on this guy — because he was not a threat, because he had something (a reputation and clean record at least) to lose.
Anonymity of any Employee of .gov (Fed/State/Local) creates a perception of Untouchability. When Unconstitutional and Corrupt Minded members of these organizations perceive this, they Act without Healthy Fear for themselves and their own.
The more The Citizenry knows of the .gov Employees the Better the Check and Balance effects against Unconstitutional (thus Illegal) actions.
Liberty Will Not Thrive under the Terror Created by Secret Government.
With unconstitutional actions like above, it’s no wonder.
We have got to support each other.
i am praying for every business owner and worker in America. God help us all.
The restaurants in CA are afraid of losing their business and liquor licenses if they don’t abide by the shutdown orders. These are unelected officials harassing these business owners. The public unions and politicians have become too powerful.
That is what the issue is with most restaurants everywhere. One stands and stays open, they can easily pull their liquor license – which can be a very difficult thing to obtain in the first place.
That’s why they need to open and stay open en mass.
Whom do they serve, the public which sees them as necessary and good for society, or the government, who sees them as an obstacle to be removed at the behest of corporate conglomerates? They serve the public, thus, the public has a mandate to stand with them shoulder to shoulder and face down this tyranny, and it can’t happen after the small businesses have been bankrupted and no longer exist. It must happen before that comes to pass, with everyone united in the central theme that our society cannot coexist with the evil of tyrannical dictators, who hate us anyway. And this goes regardless of which party you affiliate with. Those parties are a deception and used against us anyway.
Drag a few into the street and watch THEM comply. Old time Tar and Feathers or pillory them
While I have not caught Covid, I have succumbed to Godwin’s law.
In “Banality of Evil,” Hannah Arendt noted that trite bureaucrats could devolve into evil doing assignments given to them by political leaders.
Are political leaders at fault? Yes. Are the bureacrats at the front line of ridiculous political decisions at fault? Yes.
Did the business owner do the right thing in reminding those bureaucrats (including the cops, who are just bureaucrats dressed differently) of their responsibility to do more than just follow orders? Absolutely yes. And everyone else should help spread that hugely important message as well.
What a brave guy. It is brilliant of this man to say the health inspector can’t do his job if his employees can’t do their jobs Ditto the police. Patriots would be well advised to learn about peaceful protests and how to engage in organized civil disobedience. Most patriots have never had to think about acting like this before as we are by nature law abiders and respecters of order and private property.
If this is how police are going to treat law abiding hardworking citizens – saying they’re just doing their jobs – then by all means defund then police. These cops should be ashamed of themselves. They have been told to look the other way on all kinds of crimes including disturbing the peace, protests, prostitution, and resisting arrest but they are using that time to go after the very people who keep their communities running and pay the taxes that find the cities.
This is not acceptable. He’s right. What do they have to do, burn down the cities? I absolutely cannot believe this is happening in America and this my dear Treeper friends is just the beginning.
I was thinking while watching this that we have heard they were just following orders before – in 1930s & 40s Germany.
Praying and praying and praying for America.
Sorry. It undid my paragraphs again.
THIS!!! A thousand times THIS!! I’m so sick of hearing BAD COPS explain away their bad behavior under the guise of “I’m just doing my job”!!! I agree with you wholeheartedly that if the cops are going to treat LAW ABIDING CITIZENS this way they DESERVE to be defunded!! There are a LOT of sheriff departments across this nation who have openly stated that they will NOT enforce these illegal “mandates” – these cops should do the same but they are COWARDS! I agree with the poor business owner too – I’m so sick and tired of hearing “We’re all in this together!” No, we are clearly NOT in this TOGETHER! “Some animals are more equal than others” in this brave new era of corruption and lies!! The song “Joshua Fit the Battle” keeps going through my head and I am praying hard for America right now and for the whole world! I pray God will forgive us. I pray God will heal us. I also pray God will give us wisdom and the courage and will to fight if we have to!! I think I’m quoting Galaxy Quest but it’s still a good quote and an apt one for these times: “Never give up! Never surrender! Damn the resonance cannons! FULL SPEED AHEAD!!”
I’m not sure how you are doing your paragraphs, but I’ve found that if I hit return/enter THREE times, it will give m a new paragraph. Just letting you know what has worked for me.
Yeah, the police probably took a knee when BLM was tearing up the community, but then they come after this legitimate business owner. Yes, it is like the 1930’s and 40’s in Nazi Germany. I am in LA, and stores and businesses and restaurants are closed, but the preferred businesses like film can do their stuff, and the government workers get paid. Cut government salaries in half. It would stop in three days. 100% fed up.
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.
University of Florida researchers find no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread
https://alachuachronicle.com/university-of-florida-researchers-find-no-asymptomatic-spread/
?? There is No Other Way.
Hey bureaucrats! You know what the guys who got hung at Nuremberg
said? I was just following orders. Just doing my job.
Right on brother a perfect reply to the bureaucrat
This applies to all of us who wear masks…we ALL need to unite and ditch them!!! …
” 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 in that municipality deny that consent, those officials and state authoritarians lose all of their power.”
This doctor had Covid and read how he overcame it
https://trialsitenews.com/this-doctor-has-covid-he-has-a-plan-for-all-of-us/
One doesnt need some of the stuff
Just HCQ/Ivermectin, + Doxycycline/Azithromycin + Zinc + Vit C + Vit D + Aspirin will do
Or you can simply overcome it by letting your body naturally build up antibodies like it does for everything else you get sick with.
I do agree with the those things you listed if someone is in complete poor health to start with.
This video brought tears to my eyes. WHERE are the other brave business owners willing to take a stand for freedom along side him? To be honest I live in a corrupt deep blue county where most of the businesses have cowered in fear of a power mad mayor and governor busy issuing their unconstitutional edicts. I do not see many of the restaurants and bars fighting back for fear of losing their licenses and being fined out the wazoo. Other businesses freak out if you show up without a face diaper for fear they are going to be turned in for not following the edicts. Send Mr. Roman an email telling him he is NOT alone https://breadandbarley.com/location/
Colorado – where are all the brave CUSTOMERS and keyboard warriors willing to stand for freedom alongside him?
It’s always the other guy who has to stand up, no?
just sent a message. thanks for making this info available. If Trump does not remain in the White House, all is lost.
All the “mostly peaceful protests” the cops got out of the way and let the hoodlums do whatever they did. Even prevented property owners from protecting their stuff.
But here, the guy wants to do a little minor civil disobedience with all the reason in the world, and since he’s a rule-follower, they send out 6 cops (that I counted) to squash his little protest.
Who’s in charge? Not the people who built this place.
How can we support the Blue when we see this?
Us questioning the Blue is part of their plan. It’s all part of the divide and conquer stategy. Get us fighting against the very people we need to uphold the law.
Don’t take the bait.
Many Police forces around the country are waking up and indicating they will not enforce these unconstitutional mandates. The best tactic is to encourage more of them to do the same. After all, they are citizens too and they have familes who are subject to the same mandates.
We are a nation of laws. Follow the laws and no one gets hurt. Unconstitutional mandates are not laws. Governors and mayors are not law makers. They only have limited authority through their mandates. If they exceed their authority, it is our right and duty as American citizens to keep them in check. Every now and then, they may need to be reminded who they work for, We the People.
Bill Barr expressed the part about being a nation of laws. He should and will be held accountable to the rule of law. His own words should be repeated back to him over and over. Hold him to his own word.
Lets face it folks, we have been on autopilot and have been asleep at the wheel for years allowing this theft of our country to take place right under our noses. I thank God every day for our VSGPDJT and his team of Patriots for “The Great Awakening” that is taking place across our beautiful country. Long overdue, but not too late. The best is yet to come.
Edicts are not LAWS! Precisely!
It is Unconstitutional for Legislatures to abdicate Law Making Power to the Executive Branch.
“They cannot Vote to Give the Governor or any other Government body Law Making Power”.
The owner ,ONLY ONCE, asked the Patrolman what was the law he was breaking? The officer did NOT quote a law he only stated it was a health issue and the subject was dropped. THAT IS THE COMEBACK ! WHAT IS THE LAW.??? The officers know if they arrest this peaceable man they will spend a day in court on their day off and he will be released and they become open to false arrest.. I am not a lawyer , But am I correct??
CHAPTER 39. ABUSE OF OFFICE
§ 39.03. OFFICIAL OPPRESSION.
(a) A public servant acting under color of his office or employment commits an offense if he:
(1) intentionally subjects another to mistreatment or to arrest, detention, search, seizure, dispossession, assessment, or lien that he knows is unlawful;
(2) intentionally denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power, or immunity, knowing his conduct is unlawful; or
(3) intentionally subjects another to sexual harassment.
(b) For purposes of this section, a public servant acts under color of his office or employment if he acts or purports to act in an official capacity or takes advantage of such actual or purported capacity.
(c) In this section, “sexual harassment” means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, submission to which is made a term or condition of a person’s exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power, or immunity, either explicitly or implicitly.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
is this a California statute ?
America has been hoodwinked! These “politicians”, confronted with a situation they are powerless to address, have done nothing. Oh, they’ve abridged the Constitution by using what powers they do have in declaring emergencies. But, it’s nearly a year since the plague hit, and they still have done nothing of real substance. They’ve crippled their states with fear is all they’ve done.
Lockdowns are not viable, despite what the nightly news tells us. No other states have been locked down longer than New York and California, yet the plague continues to ravage the citizenry there. So, because they have no real answers, they continue with their failed strategy. Lockdowns are the result of “their” incompetence! They have no real answers, only Kabuki. They know it too. That’s why they continue to flaunt their own edicts. It’s theater.
Open the states, let the people chose their own fate. Some may chose to stay home, okay that’s their choice. Give those people comfort and move on. Give the rest of us the ability to feed our families. Stop this lockdown nonsense, you’re doing more harm than good!
Any elected official who restricts business due to Covid, should restrict their own pay proportionately.
Sooooo tired of this two tiered system.
But they’re just following their “superior orders” don’t you know? That which was called the Nuremberg Defense by those committing atrocities, crimes against humanity. But they have to follow orders and do their jobs or they won’t be able to feed themselves, their families, pay their bills. You know exactly what they’re preventing small business owners to do. Because it’s the “LAW”. That’s the one thing you learn while in military service is to not carry out and obey illegal superior orders. Because when you do then you join in criminal acts against humanity, sort of like these law enforcement officers are doing here.
There needs to be a mass protest in front of every Heath department in CA and block the gates with concrete barriers, junk cars and what ever else you can come up with. Make it a CA automous zone. If they can’t leave the compound, they can’t enforce the health codes.
Study how Martin Luther King changed this country directing/using Civil Disobediance
What if these business owners participated in the tactics that the left uses?
How about crowdsourced funds to pay workers affected by the lockdowns to peacefully protest against the lockdown? Laws vary on residential picketing, but one could probably tailor a protest to legally march right past the home of every health department inspector.
https://reason.com/volokh/2020/08/15/protests-outside-peoples-homes-residential-picketing-and-the-first-amendment
This is what evil winning looks like.