One February morning in 1997, I was at a gas station in Burlington, North Carolina. At the counter someone was complaining about new cigarette laws requiring that people under a certain age must show their photo ID. He said it was a stupid law.
"Wait, let me explain something," said the bearded man behind the counter. "What you are protesting against is not a law. You are instead protesting a regulation. A law is something that has gone through the legislative process and is voted into being by people that you vote for and who are accountable to you. You don't get to vote for people who make regulations. They can do whatever they want to do. They don't answer to you at all."
It remains one of the most eye-opening exchanges I've ever witnessed. It changed my perception of things. Ever since that morning, I have cast a wary eye on things like mask-wearing: is it a law, or is it regulation?
For the past two years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has mandated wearing of masks in public places. And worse, there have been the mandated "get vaccinated or else" proclamations. Most of those have come from decree by Joe Biden (I refuse to honor him with the title "President").
NONE of this has been "law". Congress did not order masks or "vaccinations". That's what unelected government bureaucrats ordained. And no matter what a sitting president demands, he or she does not have the authority to insist that civilians get jabbed (the military is another matter, and the Supreme Court just decided 6 to 3 against members of the armed forces who want to refuse the shot: Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito were the dissenting justices).
Masks and "vaccines" against COVID-19 have become the most egregious and blatant power grab in American history. Thankfully, earlier this week a federal judge struck down mask mandates on public transportation. You may have seen the photos of airline passengers tearing their masks off and rejoicing.
The Biden "administration" hates that. And they are already trying to appeal it or work around the judge's decision.
Remember people: it's NOT a law that we've had to be putting up with for the past two years. It's a REGULATION. One whipped up out of thin air by our alleged "betters". A thing dreamt of by people we don't vote for and who will probably never be held accountable. For the damage and injury done, both physical and mental.
I received the COVID vaccine very early on. As a health care worker, and someone who is in constant contact with the general public, getting "vaccinated" made sense. I'll never know if it worked to ward away COVID. I do know that I contracted COVID late this past December (the symptoms were mild). But in hindsight if I had a chance to have a do-over, I would not have received the shot. As much as being an "up yours" to people like Fauci and Biden as it would be to regard my own health and well being.
Remember: if the mask mandate comes back, you don't have to comply. Because that's not a real law at all. And it never was.
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