It's only a matter of time before someone gets charged with spreading the virus... You fish a 60 boat tourney and a week later one of participants gets sick and dies. The county prosecutor get wind of it and orders all the other participants be tested for the virus... Say 1 or 2 test positive, so the prosecutor chargers those 1 or 2 with whatever he can make stick and for violating the stay at home order... Wanna have to hire a lawyer to represent you???... Here is SW Ohio if your arrested they're automatically tacking on the charge of failing to follow the stay at home order... So even if your acquitted of the virus passing charge they're gonna get you on the failure to follow the stay at home law... Just food for thought... Dan

Self government cannot exist without self discipline. It seems if we have a bass boat (I do) we have the RIGHT to go and fish anytime regardless if it affects anyone-anything or country. Our president down to city government has ask us to sacrifice A little " SHELTER IN PLACE" (Not to bleed or die for our country) like so many others have done to give so many "RIGHTS". This is why we must have BIG BROTHER to take care of those who can't discipline themselves. You know who YOU are. The question was asked does our constitution mean anything anymore?. My belief is "NO" it's all about "ME - MYSELF and I" Sorry about the rant. have a great day and GOD BLESS which by the way doesn't mean much anymore either.

I have some bat-sh** crazy thoughts at times, but this never has crossed my mind.

You, my friend, are on a whole other level !!!!

It's only a matter of time before someone gets charged with spreading the virus... You fish a 60 boat tourney and a week later one of participants gets sick and dies. The county prosecutor get wind of it and orders all the other participants be tested for the virus... Say 1 or 2 test positive, so the prosecutor chargers those 1 or 2 with whatever he can make stick and for violating the stay at home order... Wanna have to hire a lawyer to represent you???... Here is SW Ohio if your arrested they're automatically tacking on the charge of failing to follow the stay at home order... So even if your acquitted of the virus passing charge they're gonna get you on the failure to follow the stay at home law... Just food for thought... Dan

It's only a matter of time before someone gets charged with spreading the virus... You fish a 60 boat tourney and a week later one of participants gets sick and dies. The county prosecutor get wind of it and orders all the other participants be tested for the virus... Say 1 or 2 test positive, so the prosecutor chargers those 1 or 2 with whatever he can make stick and for violating the stay at home order... Wanna have to hire a lawyer to represent you???... Here is SW Ohio if your arrested they're automatically tacking on the charge of failing to follow the stay at home order... So even if your acquitted of the virus passing charge they're gonna get you on the failure to follow the stay at home law... Just food for thought... Dan

I am truly sad for our country.

Does the 1st amendment to the constitution, that so many have fought & died for mean anything anymore?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercising thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, & to petition the government for a redress of grievances[font:Arial Black][/font]

If we give this up for any reason, no matter the cost, we have lost everything that makes the United States of America the greatest place on earth to live.

I'm sure my Great Uncle, when he jumped out of that plane over Normandy, France thought it would have been safer for him to stay sheltered in place in his house. I'm sure my father thought it was safer to stay sheltered in place than to be at the Chosin Reservoir when the Chinese joined the Korean War.

Neither of these great men as well as countless others worried about their safety & security when they went to fight for our freedom.

Freedom is not free. The sad fact of life is that at some point you die, from an infinite number of causes.

Many great patriots, of our country, who gave everything, are rolling over in their graves right now, not only because of what our leaders are doing, but also because of the way, "We The People" are just sitting here and taking it, all in the name of a little safety & security.

With all of that said, if you do not feel safe don't go out of your hose & do not get around other people.

If you are willing to risk your safety for your freedom, then go out & about, just be mindful of others around you

I will choose freedom every time

This entire situation is just bizarre to me. The chances of dying in an automobile accident are WAY higher than contracting Corona and dying. Why are we still allowed to drive? The answer is because it's an accepted risk.

The government better open the economy back up quickly and accept that we are going to have people dying of Covid. Let people make the choice to stay at home and quarantine if they fear getting sick and dying. Why can people not make the decision for themselves???

Spend the time and effort putting people to work delivering groceries to those that want to quarantine. There are many things that can be done to allow people to live while allowing the economy to open back up.

One large hospital in Texarkana is using exactly 1 respirator. Why not transfer people from areas that are hit hardest to the facilities that are shutting down because no one is sick. Why are some areas laying off doctors/nurses/respiratory therapists/etc???

I could go on forever, but the country needs so spend it's efforts figuring out how to deal with this virus and future viruses instead of issuing stay at home and shelter in place orders.

Consider yourself lucky if you are still able to make a living. The consequences of shutting down the economy will be much, much worse than the consequences of this virus.

I see a common theme in most of these discussions. Losing of rights........ What rights have we lost? What rights are we giving up? Then it gets somehow loosely tied to a fishing tournament? I don't follow, explain to me what rights have we lost?

Is this a serious question? Government is ordering you to shelter in place except for activities it deems essential. It is restricting travel between the states that form the Union. It is prohibiting the peaceful gathering of ten or more citizens. It is probibiting gathering for the purpose of worship.

Is that enough to get you started?