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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5594404" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Leaders make the tough calls.&nbsp; Those restrictions hurt people financially, but I wasn&#039;t restricted from getting food and gas.&nbsp; DeSantis waited for data, and decided on seeing it to ease restrictions.&nbsp; That&#039;s the logical course.&nbsp; He didn&#039;t do things like shut down churches while leaving liquor stores open.&nbsp; He reopened schools so that kids didn&#039;t miss a year of education and have their mental health impacted.&nbsp; There were a lot of things done around the country that DeSantis didn&#039;t do.&nbsp; You said he didn&#039;t have the constitutional right to do anything.&nbsp; It&#039;s why we elect leaders.&nbsp; They have the constitutional authority to make those calls.&nbsp; The Constitution for example doesn&#039;t address driving cars.&nbsp; The powers that be for example put requirements in for getting and keeping a license.&nbsp; They tell you what the speed limit is on a road.&nbsp; If they catch you going above they will stop you and fine you.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Public safety.&nbsp; Are they impinging on your belief that they don&#039;t have the right to tell you how fast you can drive?&nbsp; Or do you believe they have that right?&nbsp; If they do then they certainly have the right for the sake of public safety to tell you to shut down any space where people gather except where it restricts you from getting life sustaining food and medical care.&nbsp; I&#039;m much more concerned about what governors and mayors did that went way beyond anything DeSantis did.&nbsp; A lot of it looked like attacking their political enemies.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5594404, member: 24302"] Leaders make the tough calls. Those restrictions hurt people financially, but I wasn't restricted from getting food and gas. DeSantis waited for data, and decided on seeing it to ease restrictions. That's the logical course. He didn't do things like shut down churches while leaving liquor stores open. He reopened schools so that kids didn't miss a year of education and have their mental health impacted. There were a lot of things done around the country that DeSantis didn't do. You said he didn't have the constitutional right to do anything. It's why we elect leaders. They have the constitutional authority to make those calls. The Constitution for example doesn't address driving cars. The powers that be for example put requirements in for getting and keeping a license. They tell you what the speed limit is on a road. If they catch you going above they will stop you and fine you. Why? Public safety. Are they impinging on your belief that they don't have the right to tell you how fast you can drive? Or do you believe they have that right? If they do then they certainly have the right for the sake of public safety to tell you to shut down any space where people gather except where it restricts you from getting life sustaining food and medical care. I'm much more concerned about what governors and mayors did that went way beyond anything DeSantis did. A lot of it looked like attacking their political enemies. [/QUOTE]

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