Where did you stand on the lockdowns?

[Averroës Nix]

Circumstances have pushed my views on this to an extreme. I was strongly against lockdown-style measures by the end of April 2020 and will oppose them categorically when the next pandemic occurs.

I would even support amending state and federal constitutions to bar many of the "emergency" measures that were justified in terms of weeks before dragging on for months. We have seen so many abuses over the past year that I have come to believe that government simply should not have that level of discretion.

Many have said that lockdowns need to be harsh and thorough to be effective. I never want to live under the rule of a government that has the state capacity to enforce lockdowns that are strong enough to work.

With all of that said, I think that the people of the United States are uniquely prepared to resist these encroachments on basic liberties like freedom of movement, freedom of worship, and freedom of association, especially outside of our major cities.