WHEREAS, with the onset of the Wuhan Virus pandemic the government on multiple levels has responded with measures which have eroded and curtailed our liberties of religion and assembly;

WHEREAS, in past times we as Americans have faced public health crises without surrendering our basic freedoms;

WHEREAS, our founding fathers warned us about tyranny which started with the good intentions of those who later became tyrants;

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Constitution Party opposes any governmental overreach to seize powers not granted in the Constitution, even with the best of intentions.

-- from the Constitution Party State Convention, April 11, 2020

Steve Deace reports on what researchers at Stanford have proven:  that the lockdowns have been been a MASSIVE overreaction. COVID-19 is much more widespread and MUCH LESS lethal than originally feared.

Today, President Trump posted on social media: “…some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors’ decision to open up the states, not that of the President of the United States & the Federal Government. Let it be fully understood that this is incorrect. It is the decision of the President, and for many good reasons…” 

To clarify, nowhere in the Constitution is the President given the authority to regulate commerce, let alone intrastate commerce. An American President is not an autocrat. To put a finer point on it, the media he is criticizing are also incorrect because Governors are not the autocrats of their states either.