‘Total insanity’: Las Vegas mayor slams state’s stay-at-home order and business closures

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‘Total insanity’: Las Vegas mayor slams state’s stay-at-home order and business closures

By Washington Examiner, April 17, 2020:

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The mayor of Las Vegas lashed out against her state government’s coronavirus shutdown measures, saying they have reached the point of “total insanity.”

“This shutdown has become one of total insanity,” Democratic Mayor Carolyn Goodman said, adding the virus is not going to disappear anytime soon, and society needs to figure out a way to adapt.

“It’s not going to be going away this month, next month, and much like the flu and other viruses that have impacted populations around the world, this virus, or a derivative there of, will be part of what we work through going forward.”

“We are a state of 3.2 million people, and we’ll soon find out how that changes as we go through our census shortly,” she added. “2.3 of us live down here in southern Nevada. Tragically, we have already lost to this virus 128 individuals in Nevada. Many with complications attributed, in part, to COVID-19. Let me assure you that our sympathies and condolences to those who have lost friends and loved ones. But let me tell you — with a population of 3.2 million living in Nevada, those whom we lost represent less than a half of 1% of our population, which has caused us to shut down the entire state and everything that makes Nevada unique.”

“For heaven’s sake, for being closed is killing us already and killing Las Vegas, our industry, our convention and tourism business that we have all worked so hard to build. The longer we wait to do this, the more impossible it will become to recover,” Goodman warned.

“From my perspective, I am asking: Open the city. Open Clark County. Open the state,” she implored and followed up with a plea for the public to “remember the data.”

States across the country have been grappling with the decision of whether or not to reopen as the coronavirus spread appears to be softening in many places.

A Stanford University study published this week based on random antibody sampling concluded the coronavirus is far more prevalent and less deadly than previously thought.

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felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

These totalitarian, intolerant liberals don’t care about you. They are using this “crisis” to push their ideological agenda on you. Here’s our POS NJ Gov. Murphy literally laughing at a gun owner to his face. It’s nothing more than a freedom robbing Constitutional power play. It is my understanding that he backed off when presented with lawsuits. Meanwhile they release criminals because they “care” about them not getting the virus and want to release others ready for deportation.

Now he is concerned about renewing DACA permits so they can have jobs when no one is hiring and legal Americans are out of work! See the priorities. It’s everyone but YOU, a legal, law abiding citizen.

Jack
Jack
3 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Well put, Felix. This is the
lib’s last gasp in a futile try at winning in 2020. They have no candidate and they couldn’t overcome the economy so they decided to ruin it. As with the Russia docier, the origination of covid 19 has not yet been fully devulged.
It will be so I say we begin right now to stock up on orange jumpsuits

Worsethanitlooks
Worsethanitlooks
3 years ago

It’s much easier to sell Socialism to a frightened society in times of crisis. All dictators know this. For Leftists, that’s the end game.

There are only two ways to counter this. Win elections and keep them out of power (preferred) or violence (last resort). We are inching closer to the fork in the road.

felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

This is beyond socialism. This is communist totalitarianism.. WHO are they to dictate what is essential in your life, what you can do and not do. It is all based on their ideology of what is best for you. We must start using words like dictator, authoritarian and Communist because that is what is going on.

Malsikcuf
Malsikcuf
3 years ago

I hope she kicks Sisolak’s azz!

patd
patd
3 years ago

She ought to tell them to F-O…I still don’t accept that it is LEGAL for a governor to close any legally licensed business!!!!

felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago
Reply to  patd

The Nevada Gov. Sisolak, is Nevada’s first DEM Governor since 1999. He was elected in 2018, sworn in 2019, so he has time, assuming he is in for four years, with a limit of two terms. He is depending on people to forget his nastiness. He is in zealous mode. He is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and positioned himself as a successful business man. His record really isn’t that bad as a politician. His hatred of Republican Trump is the problem, imo.

DEM Mayor Goodman is not eligible to run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits effectively extending her mayoral term to 5 years. They changed laws on this. I give her credit for standing up to this nutcase Governor. She has been mayor since 2011. Interestingly, she would not endorse either Hillary Clinton or Trump in 2016.

She is 81 years old so I doubt she will run again in 2024. Curiously, she is a transplant, originally from Philadelphia.
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Roy Jennings
Roy Jennings
3 years ago

For once I agree with a democrat. Well over 99% of working age people do not have the virus and are much less likely to get infected.
Has anyone ever heard of a countries/state economy being devastated by emergency law that prevents fit and healthy individuals from working, while paying them for staying at home!

leonore35
leonore35
3 years ago
Reply to  Roy Jennings

How do you know who has the virus and who has not? Your figure of 99% is ridiculous and you have no scientific basis for it. You have no knowledge of who will get infected as you do not know who is carrier even though not symptomatic. You are just as ignorant and stupid as the mayor

Charlene Marsh
Charlene Marsh
3 years ago
Reply to  leonore35

There are viruses and bugs and bacteria everywhere all the time. You are responsible for your own immune system. It is absurd to lock down healthy people because unhealthy people might catch a bug.

Roy Jennings
Roy Jennings
3 years ago
Reply to  leonore35

In the UK 114,000 have `apparently` been infected out of a working population of 35 million = 0.325% of the WORKING POPULATION are `infected
In the USA 739,000 have `apparently been `infected` out of a working population of 158,000000 = 0.46% of the WORKING POPULATION are infected.
As infections include all age groups the actual figures will be lower
You are just ignorant and stupid

CARRENO BARTOX
CARRENO BARTOX
3 years ago
Reply to  leonore35

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh – SHUT UP !

WHO WANTS TO KNOW WOULD KNOW THAT THE ACTUAL AVERAGE DEATH RATE DURING THE LAST 3 MONTHS IS 15% LOWER CORRESPONDING to THE LAST 5 YEARS.
THE LAST SERIOUS INFLUENZA ENDEMlC RESULTED IN OVER 35 MILLION OF “COUNTED” SICK PEOPLE AND MANY MORE THAN THE “COUNTED” EIGHTY THOUSANDS DEATHS.
NOBODY EVER COUNTED THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO NEVER SHOWED ANY SYMPTOMS BUT HAVE BEEN INFECTED – NEITHER THEN NOR NOW…

REGARDING ALL VIRAL DISEASES, OF COURSE “SOCIAL DISTANCING” AND HYGIENE ARE EFFECTIVE MEASURES – BUT ADEQUATELY!
AND NEEDS TO GET PRACTISED FOR ALL DISEASES LIKE INFLUENZA, AND NOT JUST FOR COVID-19.

SO – SHALL WE GET LOCKED UP ALWAYS IF A NEW VIRUS DETECTED ???

LEAVE THE DISTANCING TO THE PEOPLE – WE SHOULD REMEMBER AND FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS.
NO KOWTOW TO TINPOT DICTATORS, LIKE THOSE RUTHLESS DEMOCRATS WHO HAVE A NICE TIME IN THEIR HUGE PREMISES, PRIVATE LAKES, AND GOLF COURSES.

WHOEVER IS HEALTHY COULD LEAVE THE HOUSE FEARLESSLY, AND LET ALL OF US ENJOY FRESH AIR, FORESTS, PARKS, LAKES.

NEITHER POLICE NOR ARMY WOULD DARE TO BOTHER MILLIONS OF SOBER MINDED FOLKS!

LAST NOT LEAST : THE DESTRUCTION OF US ECONOMY WOULD ESSENTIALLY STRENGTHEN USA’S MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY CHINA, AND FILL THE POCKETS OF THEIR MOST CORRUPT COLLABORATORS LIKE BIDEN-CLAN AND MANY MORE DEMOCRATS:
NO WONDER THAT MOST OF USA’S WOULD-BE DICTATORS ARE DEMOCRAT MAYORS AND GOVERNORS LIKE DE BLASIO AND CUOMO !
NO WONDER THAT PELOSI IS BLOCKING 250 BILLIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AN WANT’S THEM STAY AT HOME WHILE OPENING THE BORDERS FOR ILLEGALS !

Roy Jennings
Roy Jennings
3 years ago
Reply to  CARRENO BARTOX

Those that see this virus as something more than just bad luck are growing by the millions every day.

D A
D A
3 years ago
Reply to  Roy Jennings

Yup !! Correct. And the problem is they are NOT even being paid…. 1,200 $ ….puhleeze ! and the Unempl ins. is basically bankrupt. So they are being forced to stay home under threat of gov’t guns and arrest….and thus are being FORCED into bankruptcy.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
3 years ago

Did you hear about the guy who went to Vegas in a $70,000 Lincoln Navigator and came home in a $750,000 bus?

1PierreMontagne1
1PierreMontagne1
3 years ago

We the [people need to rise up and just go back to work – this is the real reason that the Leftist leaders banned meeting places – where Reason would be communicated and the marchers would go against the criminal anti-constitutional Governors, Mayors, councilmen, Senators and Congressmen.
The risk of the Pandemic is Fake News

Steven
Steven
3 years ago

She needs to go the legal route.

Roy Jennings
Roy Jennings
3 years ago
Reply to  Steven

Why governments don’t!

Mark
Mark
3 years ago

Fire Fauci and Birx and put her on the team President Trump.

Roland
Roland
3 years ago

I never in my life thought that the engine that runs our country would come to a halt. At this point, we have seen that the numbers from the models have been drastically wrong, so let’s get back to work. The damage done will be hard to overcome, but the American people can, and will do it. Turn us loose, or we will turn ourselves loose.

satcatcher
satcatcher
3 years ago

We the People don’t need anyone’s permission to open an entire state, NO BODY.

Ted R. Weiland
Ted R. Weiland
3 years ago

The days in which we’re privileged to live are evil but let’s never forget that our God laughs at the evil machinations of the wicked:

“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: Yahweh shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.” (Psalm 2:1-6)

If our God and King laughs at them so should His subjects! And there’s another response required at this time:

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them…. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming [making the most of, NASB] the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.” (Ephesians 5:11-17)

Time for us to get busy for King and kingdom!

For more, listen to “CoronaVirus, Fearmongers, Aeropagites, & Yahweh’s Sovereignty” at https://www.missiontoisrael.org/tapelist.php#corona

Merchantseamen
Merchantseamen
3 years ago

If the Mayor had any stones she would shoot the finger at the guv and and declare Las Vegas is open for business. What will the guv do? What can the guv do?

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