Check out these tweets:
Taking license plates at church? Quarantining someone for being Christian on Easter Sunday? Someone needs to take a step back here.
Kentucky Governor Announces Plan to Record License Plates of Easter Church Goers and Force Them to Quarantine for 14 Days https://t.co/z7U42liQRh
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) April 11, 2020
What the actual hell?
“Democrat Kentucky Governor Announces Plan to Record License Plates of Easter Church Goers and Force Them to Self-Quarantine for 14 Days”https://t.co/p6bAR8U3M2
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) April 11, 2020
.@KYGOP circles are "aglow" about @GovAndyBeshear targetting Kentuckians's license plates, according to those I havr spoken with.
The feel is "#Baeshear" overplayed his hand and "destroyed the political capital he built up on good management of #COVID19" thus far. #KYGov
— Philmonger (@phillipmbailey) April 11, 2020
Here we have three opposing viewpoints, calling out Governor Beshear for adopting a middle ground — not ignoring, not arresting — on dealing with churches and other people still holding large gatherings.
So let’s be clear.
Senator Rand Paul is the person who knew he had symptoms, knew he had been tested, knew he might be positive for the virus – and yet continued his daily routine, including swimming in the Senate pool, and caused others to have to quarantine and be tested because of his selfish disregard for others. His opinion on our governor actually trying to protect people is worthless.
Congressman Thomas Massie is the person who insisted on having a formal vote on the coronavirus relief bill, thus forcing hundreds of his fellow representatives to travel back to Washington, risking their own health because of his selfish disregard for others. His opinion on our governor trying to protect people is worthless.
And the glee of the Kentucky GOP leadership at having a political game to play in four years, even while we deal with a crashing economy and people dying right now, is an example of a party whose leadership has put holding onto power over even their own people, since many of the people Beshear is trying to protect are their own voters. Their opinion on our governor trying to protect people is worthless.
Governor Beshear is doing all he can to keep ALL Kentuckians healthy and safe, even those who disagree with him. He pursued a middle-ground, just-enough policy to deal with those who would insist on their own selfish disregard for others. His leadership during this time is worth all the support we can give him.
And on this issue, the opinions of Rand Paul, Thomas Massie, and the GOP leadership are clearly and unequivocally … worthless.
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