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Veteran campaign counsel Dan Backer penned a barn burner of an essay on Tuesday, diving deep into exactly why America is the greatest country in the world but also noting that the best part of its tradition is increasingly being smothered by liberal overreach in blue states across the country.

And between draconian covid lockdowns, the rise of cancel culture, dangerous radicals demanding police be abolished, and violent crime which is careening out of control, millions of Americans may be in danger of losing their freedoms for good.

But Backer writes in Townhall, there are still some places where freedom still rings:

But, after decades of slowly tearing at the fabric of our nation, the Left is now ripping it to shreds. The “un-wasted opportunity” of the COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified their radicalism. Over the last year, Americans have seen churches fined and churchgoers imprisoned in the name of the coronavirus—a virus with a 99.7 percent survival rate. We have seen millions of small businesses closed, with the greatest concentration in Democrat-run states like Michigan. We have seen big-government Democrats like California Governor Gavin Newsom continue to impose restrictions on their constituents while playing by different rules, to the point where even the left-leaning mainstream media has cried foul

If there is a bright side to watching the nation you love burn at the hands of those who hate it, it’s that freedom has not been lost entirely. At a time when the liberal media encourages COVID-19 paranoia though overwhelmingly negative coverage, Republican governors in Florida and Texas have not fallen for the fearmongering. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott have repeatedly refused to sacrifice individual liberty as a way to appease the most paranoid and fearful among us…

Despite the predictable outrage, Governor Abbott fully opened the Texas economy in March, lifting the state’s mask mandate and ensuring that “all businesses and families in Texas have the freedom to determine their own destiny.” COVID-19 cases did not spike, while Texans enjoyed a long-overdue return to normalcy. Meanwhile, Florida has become a national leader in vaccination and business activity under Governor DeSantis, who has spoken out against vaccine passports and other threats to individual liberty. The Florida governor routinely urges vaccinated Floridians to “act immune” en route to normality…

That is freedom in practice. That is why my parents risked it all to bring me to America decades ago. In large part, they came for the First Amendment, which not only guarantees free speech, but all our most cherished freedoms— of religion, the press, peaceful assembly, and to petition government for a redress of grievances. Nowhere is the First Amendment more protected and preserved today than in Florida and Texas.



Comments

    1. We can’t if we Dan keep the rhinos out. They are part of the deep state. One day God is going to step in and your gonna find a lot lefts up for treasonous acts towards America and they will get what Hitlery got and a few others. Oh it’s coming ppl just watch. The left had already hung themselves no pun intended

    1. YEAH KC, But the audit will show you didn’t have enough honest poll workers to keep the election from being stolen.!

  1. This is exactly how it should work. Let each state try it’s own approach and then we will have actual data to use in helping manage the next crisis.

  2. Got that Blue states, OK CA.
    End the mask mandates & lockdowns & quit the power play
    End it now

  3. Sad to see the Communist Democrats have hijacked that party & are now fully animated to destroy the last of the grestest country ever seen on earth

  4. disagree. there was a story on the news the other day from galviston ,tx. after the governor eliminated the mask mandate , the mayor of galviston had a 63 old black woman arrested for resisting arrest and criminal tresspassing in bank of america for refusing to wear a mask after an employee threw a huge fit and called the police. they want to defund the police but they want the police3 to arrest conservatives and other ciops and anyone who won’t wear a mask even in a no-mask state !!!

  5. Unfortunately I live in a blue state that still has mask mandates, limited restaurant seating and an incompetent governor. Do yourselves a favor, red states and keep up the good work. Continue to set the example of freedom for the rest of us and for the love of God do NOT allow refuge to any liberal blowhard that wants to live in you cities. Hopefully we will catch up with the rest of you soon by the grace of God.

  6. I suppose this person knows what freedoms people want, when the USA as a whole, does not ever\n rate in the Countries with the most rights and freedoms. Those countries are all Democratic Socialist, where the people have the most freedoms and rights. When any one group can decide how the rest must live their lives, that is not freedom, and when people want laws passed based on the Christian Religion contrary to what the Constitution says about that, that is not freedom, because less than half of this USA is into Religion and that includes all religions not just Christianity. As Ben Franklin said on many occasions, “Religion belongs in the temple and the hearts of the believers , but never in Government.”
    That is exactly why they wrote the Freedom of Religion so no one religion could rule this new Country.

  7. God bless Florida and the great state of Texas they are showing the rest of America how to still be free…

  8. Americans! Never, EVER elect a Democrat to ANY political office again. This will be a good start in getting rid of the fascist Democrat Party control over the country.

  9. Every day It’s like, ok what has the dumbass done now? This “american families plan” is nothing more than THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT PLAN!!! biden,harris and the rest of the COMMUNISTS DO NOT CARE ABOUT AMERICA AND AMERICANS!!! They constantly PROVE IT!!! Jan 6th “the greatest attack on American democracy since the civil war” REALLY??? How about WW I, WW11, KOREA, VIETNAM, PRESIDENT KENNEDYS ASSASSINATION??? biden I’m afaid is REALLY STUPID!!! His address SUCKED, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, SEN. TIM SCOTT WAS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!! So much more intelligent than biden!!!

  10. Free States only remain FREE if the people escaping the tyranny and taxes of the blue States Do NOT Continue to vote for Communists. In my experience, that happens every time. The Blue infects the Red with the offers of FREE STUFF that other people are forced to pay for.

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