Comrades, a shop owner in North Carolina has been given a citation by local COVID Compliance Authorities for non-compliant signage in their store allowing previously free-range citizens to enter the establishment without masks.
If the promotion of respiratory freedom, by free and independent citizens in a private commercial building, is now a violation of the COVID regulations; well, how long before that intrusive citation applies inside your private residence. Think about it…
WENDELL, N.C. — A North Carolina store owner has been cited for encouraging customers NOT to wear masks in her store. Police said the signs violate Gov. Roy Cooper’s mask-wearing order, which was imposed to preserve public health during the coronavirus pandemic.
Wendell General Store owner Regina Harmon was cited Wednesday with one count of aiding and abetting the violation of an executive order, news outlets reported.
Wendell police received a complaint that Harmon’s store posted signs stating: “Masks not required, exceptions to every rule” and “We request that you not wear a face covering, for the safety of our customers and staff.”
Wendell Police Chief Bill Carter said officers investigated and cited Harmon after consulting with the Wake County District Attorney’s Office. (link)
The Wendell General Store has a website [SEE HERE] it is a good thing to stand with them and express your support. Letting people know they are not alone is a very critical component to overwhelming the authoritarian state. Support and fellowship is key.
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 eruption will come as a result of overreach by control authority in reference to COVID dictates. We are very 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 that, and think carefully about it.
They have a “contact us” section (click the 3 bars, top left of site).
I sent them a supportive message, and you should too!!!
Just did. Also mentioned where I read about their plight…
Ditto! We must stand together! God bless Regina for standing up.
Me too!
Me too.
I did too and told her she join us here at the CTH.
Yup … I said where I read about her, too.
Tell me again how many people read this site every day?
I also went to the “code enforcement” page for the town, and sent them a “why don’t you leave those people alone, you’re nothing but a bunch of bullies, when did NC become the Soviet Union?” message…
Zachary—I did, too, and I offered to contribute money to help pay any fines or court costs they may incur for standing up to this mask nonsense.
Bravo Patriot Regina Harmon!
I called them
so, yes of course … I was not the first to think of this and just go ahead and send it.
Time to get very serious with the tyrants. We’ve had enough.
Dan066, Indeed, I’m exhausted of this crap.
I was very cheered by the restaurant owner in Michigan who said “Wake Up! Stand up! This is America! Be Free!” today. And indeed I am woke & I am standing up!!
To the site mediators: I’m changing my name to Jan, now know as DeadTiredOfTheLeft. This is my 1st comment since you moved. You are looking very spiffy!!
Come on in…take a seat. Don’t get too comfy with the furniture just yet. We’re still redecorating. 😉
Ad Rem…always love your sense of humor..!!!
Ad rem, know you guys and gals are greatly appreiated here!
Have you noticed the abundance of malignant personalities that have infiltrated positions of elective and administrative authority?
We should stop calling them tyrants and START CALLING THEM MALIGNANT PERSONALITIES as they people with obvious personality disorders. Newsome, Pelosi, Mayor Bug-Eye, Schumer, Shiff, AOC, and the rest of those preening turds are manifesting significant symptoms of NPD, an illness far more dangerous to American society that COVID will ever be.
No reasonable, healthy personality will behave in such a tyrannical, thuggish or otherwise malicious authoritarian fashion. When they do, they are exposing the malignancies of their personality and other related disorders; they are acting out that way because they cannot help but do so. That is the illness on display.
No doubt tyrants ALWAYS had personality disorders and related malignancies of identity. They are SNOBS for a reason. They are liars for that same reason. Don’t underestimate the magnitude of distortion such disorders can cause.
Let them know we know. Let them know we see “the tell.” Same is true for the corporate supremacists, beltway snobs and the provincial boobs who make up the false conservative cohort.
Yeah. I think we need a rethink about our rhetoric and how to fight back against the enormous institutional problem we seem to have with these indolent, indifferent, malicious (passive or active) and disordered personalities who have clawed their way into positions of authority.
These people are sick. It’s a most pernicious form of parasitism.
Their identity (and mood) depends upon your inferiority and subjugation.
NPD and related malignancies of personality make them fundamentally unfit to hold trustee responsibilities
Perhaps we need to form minutemen organizations to respond in a short time to these incursions with aoud crowd or a lawyer to read the SCOTUS decision and a threat if a lawsuit. We need to push back. Ideas? Thoughts?
Great idea!
I sent a message of support and advised them to get other businesses to open up. As Suncance says, if we all do it, they can’t arrest us all. This word needs to get out so that everyone opens at the same time. We need a way to do this. Who could we get to do this – Rush?
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Businesses could get together and fight with the support of customers. After all, what do they have to lose that they haven’t already lost or are very close to losing?
“Fight like an insurgent.” Wise words. Thank you, SD.
Hey, Risin’ Tide… I like you’re thinkin’… Somehow, we need to Organize… Must be someway to contact each other, I’m from So Cal. in HB near the pier… What a ya think?
Be advised, SOP;
The FIBS will ‘find’ i.e. coerce an individual, to make them a C.I., and instruct them to join the group. Then to look for any members who seem emotionally unstable, or easy to trigger emotionally (hothead) or any that are agitating for more aggressive (illegal) actions.
They will then isolate these individuals, and agitate them, encourageing acts of violence.
“I know some guys (FBI AGENTS) that wecan get explosives from.”
And then Chris Wray can say “SEE, I TOLD you right ring extremism is the greatest terrorist threat we face!”
Think its a coincidence we haven’t seen any ISLAMIC terrorist attacks, either carried out or thwarted, in some time?
Watch you are suggesting, Rising Tide, is justexcercising freedom of assembly, but this IS what the fibs will do, you just KNOW it. Once they get several set up arrests, perhaps a couple of set up terrorist atracks they DON’T stop, they used the created crisis, as an opportunity to enact Lindseys Natl Red Letter Law, and confiscate guns from all those “nut job Trumpers” without the bother of warrants, due process, or any of that Constitutional foolishness.
Thanks again for your insight Dutchman.
I said it before and I will say it again, thank God, Gov Desantis won and is my Governor. Gillum would have destroyed FL, as it is the hospitality industry is hanging on by a thread but at least FL is open for business. They are trying to destroy/shame Gov Desantis nationwide and even in my local newspaper today they wrote a horrible in depth story of how he doesn’t take COVID seriously and he covered up this and that. They are mad because they cannot control him. He will never do a statewide mandate for masks or lock us down. And no one else can lock us down or randomly close business without his permission per an executive order and they hate him for it. It is an amazing time we live in when Cuomo kills people in nursing homes and Desantis controlled the spread in nursing homes but Desantis is the bad guy. Whatever, I am l glad I don’t live in NY or CA. What those two Governors have done is pure evil. There is no other way to describe it.
Echo thanksgiving for Governor DeSantis!
Exactly on the echo.
And, remember…The blue counties in Florida must be fought on a constant basis. Let’s not forget the quisling sheriff of Hillsborough county charged a pastor for having services. These people are elected and are influenced by political pressure.
I had quite the talk with my sheriff about this. Our county is officially established as a 2A sanctuary in Florida. He knows my position and he knows my III percent’r status. So, at this point, there must be an obvious balancing act performed.
I don’t respect or like DeSantis. He has prevented my 85 year old parents from hugging or kissing since March 12, 2020. I am bringing Dad home to my newly acquired residence December 18 with home care so Dad and Mom can spend what time Dad has left together at home.
Dementia patients have declined and suffered terribly from the lack of visitation and mental stimulation their loved ones gave. The stupid Scamdemic virus still got into Dad’s facility three times even with families barred from visiting. Lies, all of it.
I can’t get those nine months with Dad back. They are gone forever, taken by a tyrant. I will not forget. I will not forgive. I hope DeSantis has to live through this with a loved one some day. I hope the only contact he has with them for nine months is screaming through a window as my family has done. He deserves it. He’s no better than I am.
You are not the only one to go thru this with parents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, etc. My husband’s father passed away a month ago after being in the hospital, in quarantine before he could go back to his wife at an assisted living facility, back to the hospital, back to quarantine, etc., while we had to hire a nurse to stay with his wife because she was in full-blown dementia, all of this going on without us being to see either one in any facility they were in.
We brought Marv & Joyce to my brother-in-law’s home in June, had to put Joyce in a memory care facility because she turned violent & Marv had a stroke & went back to the hospital in early October & was in rehab in quarantine, & we never saw him again. And at about that same time my sister-in-law who had generously cared for Marv & Joyce had to turn around & go to Florida to take care of her 88 yr. old mother who had come down with the China Virus. Mary survived thanks to the same cocktail drugs she got that the President was given but she’s still not back to 100%, nor is her husband who suffered much more lung damage.
Do not be angry at hospitals & long-term care facilities for doing what they did when they knew next to nothing about the disease, only that it was highly infectuous.
Be angry about why we have no cures for dementia or alzheimers. Be angry at China for delivering this deadly disease to the world & going “we didn’t do it; the U.S. Army did it; we’re not responsible.”
Be happy you have time with your parents this holiday season. May peace find your heart & may you find a way to fight the good fight.
I’m sorry for our and your dad’s pain. May you find comfort being with your dad.
Gov DeSantis did not send in Covid positive patients to nursing homes like a NY governor did. Most likely if he was in NY, you would no longer have your father.
Restrictions were recommended/mandated from CDC.
“aiding and abetting the violation of an executive order”
She should get a certificate of achievement.
Ellis: I wonder if there even is such an offense as “aiding and abetting of an executive order.” I doubt the EO is even constitutional, anyway.
That was also my thought. Its probably aboit as legitimate as “office of the president -elect.” And since when does an officer call the DA to see what to write the ticket for?
“And since when does an officer call the DA to see what to write the ticket for?”
— when there is no written law to refer to. 😉
Bru,
Exactly. The “aiding and abetting the violation of an Executive order” is as bogus as the Executive order, I agree it can’t be found (I suspect) anywhere in the State Statutes, and was made up by the DA the officers called.
IF you are ever IN this situation, officers ARE required to TELL you what you are under arrest for, including the specific Statute #, AT the time of arrest, which is why they CALLED the DA.
AND, any public library, in the reference section, should have a complete set of State Statutes, where you can look it up.
Your arrest papers, which your entitled to have copies of, will or should also show, by Statute # or Designation, specifically WHAT Statute you are alleged to have violated.
I “beat” a charge once, cause the arresting officer wrote down the wrong #.
Its NOT for everybody, but you don’t neccesarily NEED a lawyer; IF in fact there IS no such Statute as “aiding and abetting violation of an Executive order”, a little research, and speaking calmly and respectfully in court, MAY well get the case tossed.
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Dutch? I looked some last night
this was the best I could find without looking a little harder for where they could have derived such a “violation”
But is the the executive order an ordinance? Don’t ordinances havet to be approved by a legislative body?
Lawyers are free to comment. Am not one..
There is a hierarchy in law, the US Constitution being the “Supreme law of the land”, then state constitution, then state code (sort of), then county ordinances.
A county or state ordinance does not trump the US or state constitution, because it is of a lower order. Most of these governors only have their EO powers during a period of declared emergency, which is time-limited. If there is to be an extension of the emergency, it usually has to be extended by the legislature, not the governor.
Any EOs arising out of supposed emergency powers not authorized by THE LAW is invalid. The scope of gubernatorial powers is in the law. But an EO cannot legitimately VIOLATE THE LAW OF THE STATE.
THE LAW IS THE LAW. I suggest everyone go to http://www.thrhealthyamerican.org, and look at the work done by a very smart woman who was successful in CALIFORNIA, in getting her county to rescind its mask mandate.
She has all kinds of tools in there, forms, etc. We have to fight back. And most businesses that are enforcing mask mandates at the behest of the county, are in violation of the law unless they have been deputized by the county to act as its legal agent. They also may be discriminating against you under the public accommodation laws. Illegal, illegal, illegal.
All kids of tools. Use them.
She has a new video out today. I just got on board, thanks to a friend sending me a prior video this morning.
https://youtu.be/zt1S26V_H0o
I’m so glad you’re here!
We need “all hands on deck” to fight this growing tyranny — which is accelerating at an astounding pace!
As a HEALTHY AMERICAN, you’ll get my personal encouragement, education and empowerment to take positive action.
Here are just a few examples of the positive waves of change we’ve been making:
(1) Getting those atrocious “wash your hands” highway signs down in most parts of the country…
(2) The CA governor admitted he “can’t mandate anything…”
(3) We got the mask mandate overturned in Orange County, CA…
(4) Hundreds of small businesses are staying in business lawfully, thanks to the seminars and educational materials I’ve produced…
(5) Our PATRIOT EMPOWERMENT events are jam-packed with freedom fighters from far and near…
(6) Parents and kids are thriving with FREEDOM LEARNING, as an escape from the prisons known as public schools…
And so much more!!
A great FIRST STEP for you to take is to join other HEALTHY AMERICANS who are connecting all over the country, as we are creating our Healthy American FREEDOM COMMUNITIES via Meet Up.
Click here to join our local MEET UP GROUPS!
We have a goal of connecting HEALTHY AMERICANS in every single county in the United States!
That is one of our three principles for fighting tyranny:
CONNECTION
EDUCATION
ACTION
You see, it’s not enough to just complain about how bad things have gotten — we need to stay encouraged, connected, positive and inspired to take action!
And that is my specialty!
You’ll be hearing from me again in another day or so.
I do email at least 3-5 times a week to make sure you are up to date on all the important news and action steps.
In the meantime, check out the awesome HEALTHY AMERICAN T-shirts we’ve got, so you can let your t-shirt do the talking when you’re shopping mask free, or speaking in front of your public servants!
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The problem they have is a big one; it crosses BOTH the equal protection guaranteed under the Constitution, when they enforce these rediculous mandates unevenly, AND a more basic problem.
Now, trying to make the arguments many make here i.e. that the China virus is a fraud, will get you no where in Court, just accept that as a given.
BUT, while the government CAN take actions that restrict citisens free excercise of their fundamental rights, they MUST be able to pass the two part strict scrutiny test.
The first is “Does the State have a Compelling State Interest?” In the case of these Executive order emergency mandates, they are using the shamvirus to claim public health/safety, specifically prevent the spread of the virus.
Again, as a legal strategy I think you have to bite your toungue, rather than trying to prove in Court what we all know.
But, thats o.k., cause they ALSO have to pass the SECOND part od Strict Scrutiny; is the measures taken by the Government the LEAST restrictive (on citisens free excercise of their fundamental rights) that addresses the Compelling State Interest?
That they “allowed” and indeed conducted in person voting on election day, and assured the public it was safe, means that the Socialist distancing, masks, etc that they implemented DID adequately address the Compelling State interest of preventing in person voting from being a Superspreader event, ergo mailout ballots were not necesary.
If similar measures are deemed adequate to address the Compelling interest for grocery shopping, they can’t be justified for church.
Its the Constitutional way to frame the compelling common sense argument.
Masks and Socialist distancing is LEAST intrusive way to address Compelling State interest (for SOME “essential” things) therefore a complete ban on other, similar activities such as church, which is much more restrictive of the free excercise of fundamental rights is unwarranted, and un Constitutional.
“If similar measures are deemed adequate to address the Compelling interest for grocery shopping, they can’t be justified for church.”
I posted my position using bible verses on the Open Thread today. I compiled it back in June.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/12/04/friday-december-4th-open-thread/comment-page-1/#comment-7301396
Nice to hear from you
Make sure to change the “r” in “thr” to an “e”
That site should be sent all over the country
alliwant-you’re kidding right? With our Republic teetering on collapse you have nothing better to do than point out minor spelling errors? Especially when it’s clear what Deplorable Infidel meant. Try concentrating on something that will help DJT and other Patriots trying to stop the steal
I don’t understand Treeper spell checker’s. Does pointing out minor, insignificant typing error’s make you feel superior? Are youse that insecure? I’ve got a lot more to say on this…but better stop there. SMH
“minor spelling errors?”
Missy made the error in the URL for the website.
If your on a phone or tablet and not a desktop monitor, you cannot see the offsets that differentiate where the reply is directed (without a partial quote)
Hi Deplorable-I see. But will not apologize because I’ve seen many, many Treeper’s posting spell check comments over the 3 years I’ve been on CTH. I think it’s petty and unnecessary…and I think posting spell check comments is against CTH rules.
Next up: Failure to take a knee. Notice to appear.
Failure to take vaccine. Notice to appear.
Since laws come from the legislature I don’t see where a law was broken here.
Yes, that was I was asking above: doesn’t an ordinance have to be passed by a legislative body?
I am not compliant. I object. I speak out. Hearing the same every where I go. I live in a very conservative part of SC and you can even feel it here. Cold rage with a lot of really pissed off people.
I know when I visited Charleston back in September (Anniversary time) I enjoyed it so much. So many people pretty much saying Eff it.
I’m here in Charleston, SC. We’ve got a lot of transplants and even homegrown leftists, so it’s not a universal attitude, but yes we’re mostly past the Wuhan virus panic here. Outside of Charleston, even more so. The mayor of Charleston is a raging leftist though.
How did the Esso Bee mayor get installed? more Dominion “voting” chicanery?
Carolinians, Rise up in rebellion against this tyranny. My home staters would never put up with this outrage.
“more Dominion “voting” chicanery?”
I suspect there has been a lot if that going on across the country the past 20 years
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Gave away my identity..well so what. What difference does it make?
Send an email with the hyperlink you want deleted
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/12/03/freedom-under-attack-nc-store-owner-cited-for-sign-not-requiring-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-7301276
To
[email protected]
PUT YOUR SCREEN NAME IN THE SUBJECT LINE! (along with the topic)
You’re deleted.
From the store’s website. This is the kind of danger the totalitarians want to rid society of. I don’t know if they ship orders but perhaps they will take a donation.
About Us
The Wendell General Store was established in April 2014 in order to spark economic development back into the downtown community. How the store came about is very unique. The store was originally a fundraiser for our Chamber of Commerce at Christmas time. The first year the “candy store” was offered on the weekends during the month of December. It was such a huge success that the second year the Lake Myra Light Show moved to downtown. Again, the Chamber set up the candy store as another fundraiser. This particular year it was open every night during the Light Show hours. Due to its success, the community asked for it to stay open year round. I have lived in Wendell for over 20 years, and I have come to love this town like no other. When the opportunity became available to keep the candy store open year round, and do something special for our community, I jumped at it. Wendell General Store was created with the idea to give family, community, and kids a fun, and safe place to go. I feel we have accomplished that and more. Inside the store, there is ice cream, a sitting area for families to hang out, watch tv, color, and play with toys. Parents find this a wonderful place, not just to hang out and have a conversation with a friend; but their child is also in a safe environment. We carry all of the old fashioned candy from astro pops, to candy necklaces, and over 50 choices of candy alike, orange slices to Christmas rock candy. For those feeling nostalgic we carry an array of taffies, candy and bubble gum cigarettes, and an assortment of other throwback favorites. There is a large selection of jams and jellies which are produced from local North Carolina farmers. Real honey from local honey bees and cheeses from Ashe County, NC. Over 20 glass bottled drinks to bring back that old fashioned feel along with vintage style toys and so many gift ideas.
The Wendell General Store also provides the opportunity for local crafters to sell their goods. Items like, pottery, jewelry, lotions, soaps, candles, laundry detergent, bug sprays, signs, kitchen towels, and more.
The Wendell General Store is a place to come for simpler times. We hope to see you soon.
Sounds like the Wendell General Store owners are a “Rag Tag Bunch of Conservative Misfits”.
I sent a message of encouragement. Tried to look at their products but the pics wouldn’t load…..
visage13: my parents live in Florida (I’m in Illinois) and they brag about Gov Desantis all the time.
He is the best.
I sent a message of discouragement to the town’s “code enforcement” snitch line.
I watched or read somewhere, that it is not the first guy to stand up that opens the floodgates of change (although most important for others to be courageous), it is the SECOND person who stands along side him that helps make a tidal wave.
Now that we have one person standing, let’s be the second…third…fourth…ad infinitum
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Thats why the Trump lawyers have said that once one of those states refuses to. Errify the electors, the others will fall in line.
Certify. Sorry.
Pennsylvania might be ready to break. I sure hope so.
Amazing Polly has an informative video that has the video you saw. She also included two video snippets on conformity.
Thank you. I watch so many videos, I forget where I find these gems. Amazing Polly is amazing!
I feel really sorry for the children
we are going to have a generation of socially retarded recluses because of this fraud
Agree, oldjunkfixer.
Yes you are so right. This virtual/online school for children is so bad. So glad I have adult kids
On the contrary, We may finally provide the civic lessons our poor children have been denied.
That only goes for the kids who parents own functioning brain cells.
The rest are going to be lost.
I went by a covid testing place yesterday and my jaw dropped when I saw how long the line of cars were. I thought to myself how many in those cars were actually sick? 1 out of a hundred? And there the sheep were,lined up to get thier false positive and into quarantine
If you told them to hop on one foot and spin to keep it away they would lol
It amazes me how scared people are from this fraud
Does anybody want the phone number for the Wendell Police Department? That and the fax number is on the town’s website :
https://www.townofwendell.com/departments/police
( The town’s name is pronounced Wen-DELL just fyi. )
I like this approach. WTH are Police thinking? Do they feel special when investigating a store owner? What will they do when Antifa comes to town?
https://www.townofwendell.com/government/tell-wendell
I just dug down into the menus a bit and found a “report an issue” link – a snitch line to complain about code enforcement and other issues – and told them they should leave the business owners alone and stop acting like the Soviet Union.
I just tried to do that but you have to sign up and I do not want to do that but if I could I wrote this in case anyone else wants to do it.
Stop harassing this fine business. The mask mandate is not an ordinance; an ordinance or law has to be passed by a legislative body. The illegitimate governor has no authority to enforce this and neither do you.
Mask, aka face diapers, have become a mandatory state religious symbol.
People came to America for religious freedom. Not to be forced to join some religious cult.
I’m in NC. I’ll probably end up being arrested and/or fined, because I don’t wear a mask. I sent a message to the Wendell General Store applauding her stance. I just wish there were more of us visible.
Same here….I have not worn one and so far the only place I have been harassed is Walmart…they are very abusive to their customers. I am in western NC…things were just starting to loosen up and a few more people were showing up in Ingles without masks and smiling at each other and even talking to each other just like the good old days. Now everyone is back to masks….I am usually the only one in the store without a mask.
If one person refuses to pay taxes…
I keep asking people…”Have you seen ANY OF YOUR PUBLIC SERVANTS IN GOVT get laid off, or take a reduction in salary or benefits, or have to suffer like you are, or endure ANYTHING like you”?
Have ANY OF THEM come forward and said, “I feel so bad for the people in my town, so many people suffering. I’m willing to get in the trench with them and suffer alongside them, I’ll take a 30% cut in salary. After all, they are the masters and we are the servants. We are not better or more privileged than they are”.
People just look at me, glaze-eyed. Never occurred to them. And I adk them…”When those same entitled gov’t people come back and insist on raising taxes to pay for the deficit, so THEIR PRIVILEGED SELVES CAN STAY FULLY EMPLOYED, will you, the suffering citizen, say SCREW YOU”?
More glazed eyes.. Amazing.
Man o man do I agree with you!! I would like to add this. All government must be subject to the same rules they force us to live by.
Well said, unfortunately I don’t beleive any politician anywhere has the cajons to do this. Trump excepted.
Yea, I’ve said that very same thing since this first started. It’s easy to sit on your “throne” and dictate and many of them brag about their leadership. They have no clue what leadership is, and certainly are not willing to get in the trenches with anyone. Like some cited above everybody I know here in Arkansas is thoroughly pissed about all this crap – the dems trying to steal the election, the way they have turned a bad flu bug into the bubonic plague and their abusive ruling (not governance but ruling.) This entire country is a powder keg and it’s about to blow sky high all because they want to implement their Great Reset. They aren’t going to like the outcome when it blows I can assure you. We have to stand together, pray for or country President Trump and each other and be ready when the time comes.
Excellent Missy! It never occurred to them cause expectations have bean so low for so long. We’ve talked about this at work. It’s time for us to demand more of ourselves (break out of mental prison) and more from elected officials.
Missy–How does someone like Sheila, the former Zelda on the Dobie Gill show (whatever the name was) who’s the LA Health Dept. guru shutting down outdoor dining in LA issue the edict based on servers are being forced to get closer than 6′ of diners & might have to do that with other diners at that table or other tables. So how does shutting down restaurants help save servers if they can’t work?
My solution is for every edict these government officials render that shuts down businesses for 3 weeks, these officials should surrender 100% of their salary for that same 3 weeks which should go into a relief fund for affected employees not allowed to work. I bet 3 weeks doesn’t turn into 4.
Hey, Roy
With Love!!
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“aiding and abetting the violation of an executive order…”
BFYTW
I can’t explain the vote here in NC
Cooper (D) 2.8 million
Forrest (R) 2.6 million
Trump 2.7 million
Biden 2.6 million
And the person with the most votes: Commissioner of Agriculure
Troxler (R) 2.9 million
Cooper has done nothing in 4 years, except his lockdown and mask mandates.
That wasn’t a vote, that was the Demonrat “voting” machines: the Dominion fix was in.
We all need to unlearn the habit of thinking that any of these crazy “results” are real — they’re ALL FRAUDULENT.
Neither NC or SC use Dominion machines. Most counties use paper ballots
There are paper ballots but they go through a scanner and there is no way to see how the vote was counted. Also, this year they could submit votes after voting day and have them counted.
I do not believe Cooper won; he is illegitimate and I do not recognize his authority.
Perhaps Cooper appreciated the timing of this right after the election:
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/528425-appeals-court-reverses-injunction-on-north-carolina-voter-id-law
“A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed an injunction on North Carolina’s controversial law that would require residents to have a photo ID to vote.”
That took 2 years
check check
My message to them was
Let us Help
Please offer perhaps a jolly rancher candy for the bargin price of 5$ each. Or perhaps a red and white peppermint and a blue jolly rancher. I and many of my friends have a sweet tooth.
wow my pictures back and i look stunning LOL
In CA, Newsom announced new stay-at-home rules on Thursday that will trigger when a region’s intensive care unit capacity falls below 15%. Newsom said four of the state’s five regions are likely to meet that threshold within a day or two.
Next, the govs of the challenged states will announce the same, watch.
I’d like to know ICU capacities pre-COVID. I know ambulances used to get diverted all the time when ER’s were full. ICU’s had to be full as well, how else would a hospital make money?
I guarantee that if someone truly needed ICU they would move patients around. There are probably people in ICU for precaution that could be easily cared for on a normal floor, especially as hospitals try to recoup lost revenue from a reduction of elective surgeries.
It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Yeah. People need to stop cowering. It’s appalling.
We must stand fast against the tides of tyranny.
Dystopian nightmare is what we have right now.
Forest, for the trees. This sort of detailed nuance has been going on for the better part of a YEAR.
I live in NC. The people are tired of this overreach by the governor, and the local municipalities. Overhearing many lately loudly vocalizing their non-compliance. The dam may be on the verge of breaking…the alternative is not acceptable.
“May be”? Burst the dam. Do it!
I see people out driving with their masks on, it’s sad
There is no IQ test for getting a Drivers License. 😉
or for voting
While we’re on the subject of stupidity, here’s one:
Yesterday while in Tucson I saw a very nice, fairly new, white pick-up ($20,000+) with two bumper stickers, one for Biden and the other “More love, less capitalism.”
LESS capitalism? Huh? How does that work?
From Twitter: If true, the owner took the offending sign down on Tuesday, and yet was given the citation on Wednesday? This is really outrageous.
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Carolina Ron @coffeeownsme
1)Wendell, NC Police issued a citation to a store owner who posted signs encouraging customers not to wear masks inside, a violation of Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order, according to a news release.
Earlier this week, the Wendell General Store posted a sign that told customers,
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2) “We request that you not wear a face covering, for the safety of our customers and staff.”
Store owner Regina Harmon told The News & Observer on Wednesday, after an N&O story on the sign was published, that she had removed the sign Tuesday.
@newsobserver
Ah, but the tinpot DICTATOR has to make an EXAMPLE of this rebellious lady and her tiny store — she must be crushed, to terrify the others into Obedience.
“Picture a boot, stamping on a human face, forever.”
Obamboozler repeatedly said what the plan was: “fund a mental trans formation”.
Obamboozler brazenly bragged, “Yes WE Can” !
Useful idiots applauded when he spewed those words, and they waved those written words –with glee.
Finally, people are waking up ,,,
They are tired of being hoodwinked.
Eventually people see past the lipstick-wearing pig.
Pigs fry
Pass the bacon
The mainstream media doesn’t report it but Seattle is still under constant psychological and physical terrorism coordinated by the Seattle government, Seattle police, and BLM/Antifa. The main role of the police is to arrest anyone who tries to protect themselves or their property from the mob.
This article was posted today by Dori Monson, a Seattle conservative radio talk show host. Uncle Ike’s is a business located in the CHAZ/CHOP area.
Uncle Ike’s owner: ‘Danger potential’ of destruction in Seattle is ‘horrifying’
By Dori Monson
“On Monday, Uncle Ike’s on Capitol Hill was again targeted, this time with an incendiary device thrown into the business and more property damage. Owner Ian Eisenberg tells KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson Show that the destruction and threats against employees have become ‘untenable.’
‘Last night was just a continuation of… about six months of almost nightly vandalism and young kids causing havoc on Capitol Hill,’ Eisenberg said. ‘And I tend not even to say protesters, because the group last night — it’s not Black Lives Matter, it’s not police reform — it’s just anarchists, Antifa kids. When I say kids, they’re young, late teens, early twenties, running around, dressed in ninja outfits, causing havoc, knocking over every sign, breaking windows, doing graffiti. No political message that I could discern.'”
https://mynorthwest.com/2341735/uncle-ikes-capitol-hill-destruction-danger/
That executive order violation is BS. Governors cannot make Laws, no matter what they call them. I have never heard of someone being charged and convicted of such a thing.
The AG that was consulted is full of it. The NC AG’s office is full of dip shit liberals. Wake county is liberal mecca and voted for Biden.
NC is a lost cause. Too many liberal universities in the state. They are every where.
Hope this poor victim can hire a decent attorney and make them give her a jury trial.
Wake county judges are all liberal dems. But a good attorney can select a decent jury from the rural area of the county. If a district court judge convicts her, she should appeal for a Superior court trial with a jury.
Every shop owner in NC should post the same sign. And every single one cited should demand a jury trial. A person could defend themselves on such a minor charge and tie up the courts for a year. Also, refuse to accept a citation and make the LEO arrest you and jail you. Tell the magistrate that you refuse to show up for court and make them put a bail bond amount on you and refuse to post bail for at least a week. Fill the damn jails up all over the state for a week and make them feed and house you.
Complain every day of having heart attack like symptons which will force the jailers to have to send you to the emergency room by ambulance. The county will have to pay for the ambulance ride to and from and all medical bills. And a deputy sheriff will have to accompany you and stay there until you are released by doctor. It will tie up the sheriff’s dept. For a week. They will want to release you. Refuse to be released.
The sheriff’s in all 100 counties will be raising hell with Roy Cooper.
Eff em. All.
Outstanding.
Great response! Thanks for making my night. It made me chuckle to visualize the chaos.
Citizens need to stand up for these businesses and their liberties. Just say no to tyrants. Tear up the citation. Screw them.
I believe we are witnessing bravery on a level we’ve only seen in the Military up until now. From the men and women filing affidavits and testifying to the small business owners refusing to be cowed down by the tyrants running their cities and states into the ground, these are the Grandsons & Granddaughters of Liberty. This will only grow and flourish and it can’t be crushed because our Founders cemented the 1st Amendment with the 2nd.
~Makes this old heart swell with pride and makes my eyes well with tears, I never thought I would see this again in my lifetime~
Like.
Like a lot!
I live in a conservative area of NC and 98% of people I see wear masks. I wish I saw signs of what Sundance sees, that we are close to a breaking point, but I just don’t see it. I sene people who will crawl over glass for a vaccine and then, when told they still have to mask, will do it and claim it’s the moral, and thus conservative, thing to do. I pray I’m wrong.
Sheep need to follow. That’s why every Patriot who walks a new path, even though everyone else is heading another way, can make a difference. Eventually another sheep will follow, then another, and . …. ..
Not wearing a mask today. Smiling at everyone I meet.
I heard this woman say after the election that she thought Cooper winning the governor race was fishy, but she was patriotic so she would support it.
Looks like once again, the police are not your friends.
Perhaps if the store were more supportive of the mayor’s bid for re-election.
“To Protect and Serve (the elite classes)”
If the Governor can make executive orders enforceable under criminal penalty, then why bother with a pretense of having a legislature?
Indeed.
Aiding and abetting requires first that a crime was committed. That would mean someone was charged with committing a crime. After that, A and A , could be charged, as a crime in itself to someone that assisted in the commission of that crime.
Executive orders have zero legal standing towards citizens. They are only valid towards state or local government officials. They DO NOT have any standing as Law. Therefore, citizens ignoring Executive orders, rightfully and legally, can not be legally charged with a crime as no law was broken.
In other words, Guvs, gfy, bfytw!
The husband went down to Wichita today. He had business to conduct at a place that supplies people who weld. He waited in line with others and when he got to the counter to pay the conversation went like this:
Clerk: You’re not wearing a mask.
Husband: No, I’m not.
Clerk: Can I get you one?
Husband: No, thank you. I just want to pay for my supplies.
Clerk (nastily sanctimoniously): So you just want to kill a lot of people!
Husband (calmly, coolly): No, just you.
Husband reports that those standing in lines around him erupted in laughter, cheers, and clapping. And they took off their masks. He says it was a real Alice’s Restaurant kind of moment.
Lead, Treepers. Others will happily follow.
This, a million times!
O my I want to do that here in Delaware!
Love love love !!!!
Great story! Thanks. Made my day!
Fantastic!
“a real Alice’s Restaurant kind of moment”
Love it! And I can totally relate. 😉
Since the Government wants to drag us into court where they can do with us as they please, bankrupt us with legal fees,etc. Perhaps its time for a modest proposal.
When serving on a jury, smile and vote to acquit. No matter what. If enough of us nullify their court system, they are neutered.
Some guilty folks will walk. But nullification could break the tool they use to control us.
Just a thought. What say you?
Jury nullification is a thing and needs to be more widely exercised, as well as “reasonable doubt”.
“Comrades, a shop owner in North Carolina has been given a citation by local COVID Compliance Authorities.”
Comrades? It’s a term used by the left…. aping the form of address used by Russian Bolsheviks and beloved of every Western leftist since 1917.
The local COVID Compliance Authorities are the Comrades.
Sarcasm and mockery do not translate well to the written word.
Rest assure, our host is employing the term to specifically highlight the fascist nature of these actions.
Geeez….humble apologies. I rarely encounter an understanding or use of ironic ridicule in the US. Most are very literal.
Anybody born in the U.S. after the Soviet Union crumbled has never heard the term “Comrade.” Irony is always warranted, IMHAO.
I live in central Indiana. We have been in a mandatory mask mandate for a few months. Every store has signs up saying masks are required. Hardly anyone enforces it. Many people don’t wear masks. I haven’t except in a few locations. In any doctor’s office, at the library (they will throw you out if you arrive unmasked) and that’s about it.
Our Republican governor will NEVER let go of his power. Hopefully the state legislature will correct the situation when they arrive next month. The emergency power law gives a governor wide, sweeping powers which he can renew every 30 days. The governor has been doing it since March
Sent the owners an email of support. Said a prayer for them. We are actually spending the winter in New Bern, NC. 1 hour and 40 minutes from Wendell. Saturday looks like a nice day for a drive to Wendell. Nice road trip. Interesting looking business. Small town NC. Patronize their business. Thank them in person. Maskless. Priceless.
I sent a message to the store and a small check from my bank bill pay to the owner. I asked the owner for the amount of the fine so that we may be able to help them pay it. I also posted a non-emergency police issue complaining about the treatment of a citizen exercising their constitutional rights.
This is getting ridiculous. It will break soon.
Here is a link to my complaint if you would like to comment, lol
https://iframe.publicstuff.com/#?client_id=1095&request_id=9192726
Thanks for taking action. We can no longer be people of words, not deeds. I love it! It’s obvious that they are too close to the governor’s mansion to escape the Eye of Sauron (Cooper). I’m in NC and will do the same as you have, as well as support them financially. Let’s start the snowball down the hill!!!
I just commented on your post:
How can you fine someone for not breaking a law. An executive order is not an ordinance; an ordinance has to be passed by a legislative body. I cannot believe a police officer would do such a thing. shame on you!
Stop being tested. Start encouraging other people to stop being tested. Unless you are sick and in need of treatment. Stop testing. Without the numbers to drive the madness they will lose control authority. If you have cold symptoms stay away from people and treat yourself early (quercetin, zinc, Vit D and C, etc – there are suggestion out there) but stop testing.
If you saw the line I saw at a testing center
That is a uphill battle
It’s hard to convince someone they have been fooled and the supply of fools is almost endless
Spread the message anyway. Even if only half the people get the message it will still drive down “cases”, The less ammo we give them, the better. The test are pretty useless and I say that as someone who runs them for a living. They offer very little in clinical utility. The test does nothing to help the patients, the data just feeds the fear mongers.
Some of us here have. Even saying for a few years now that we are in the beginning stages of a civil war or revolution. It does seem as though it is now obvious to a far larger group of people and that we may well see this kick off over these outrageous lockdowns that are based on lies to even for the elites and destroy the middle class and national boundaries. Because that is what we are really seeing.
I can sense very clearly the foreboding you’re describe. It is palpable. I had expected to see more civil unrest than we’ve seen post election but obviously this is the Dems holding their street thugs back bc they believe they have won the election. This is the calm before the storm.
Saw this and thought of the article about the LA lockdowns so I’ll post it there too but it definitely works here as well. Michigan cafe owner tells Americans to wake up md tans together against this tyranny rooted in lies. https://www.newswars.com/watch-lockdown-defying-cafe-owner-hijacks-news-broadcast-to-slam-covid-tyranny/
I never would have guessed a mask and business shutdown rebellion would kick off in LA, of all places. Garcetti has been horrid for LA and Newsom as a governor is pathetic.
A spot in Kitson’s windows is kind of a big deal, I’m told.
We all know Trump won in a landslide (and that’ll eventually be proven and he’ll stay in office). But I think it may have been even BIGGER than we realize… I think we may even have come very close in California, or maybe even WON the state!
I agree, but being a military retiree I am at the mercy of the DoD when it comes to my military benefits. The DoD mandates masks in all base facilities (exchange, commissary, hospital, etc.). As much as I would like not to wear a mask, I and other retirees do not have the power to force the Feds to change. The Commander-in-Chief could change the rules, but we snuffies can’t.
“I would like not to wear a mask”
You can cut slits in the one your wearing so you can breathe.
Or wear a face shield such as these:
http://www.instashieldusa.com
What a great explanation of the origin of the government’s authority. Well written. Thanks.
Appointment with my opthamologist this a.m. started out poorly as I called before I left to see how their timing was running and was told just come in to which I replied I wasn’t going to sit for a hour masked in their waiting area as I didn’t need a case of Covid . My arrival was quickly processed as I only permitted a temp check and affirmed I wasn’t being treated for Covid and refusing any questions regarding my associations or travel stating they needed a warrant stating the law they were supporting . The waiting area had a number of patients present all able to eavesdrop . My business was quickly conducted and we left leaving smiles behind . I suspect medical staff and mamny patients in NJ are as irritated by our ” Dr. Phil ” governor as I am .
Something to consider from someone that hasn’t stayed in a Holiday Inn for a long long time . The most common surgical-type mask I see being worn is only intended to protect other from your exhalations. OTOH not only is it transparent to infected micro-droplets from others it serves as an excellent autoclave providing a microbial or viral DNA/RNA fragment with a warm moist enviroment in closea contact with your respiratory tract . BTW, you can find relief with the use of a military-grade nuclear/biological/chemical full face mask with replaceable single-pass chin cannisters. . They are available on line , perhaps at a local gun show or army/navy surplus store .