Protesting restrictions
Regarding “Defiant demonstrators urge end to coronavirus restrictions,” (A1, April 19): A challenge to those protesters who are surrounding the various state capitals in an effort to speed up removal of restrictions and open the economy.
Go home. Look your infant son or daughter sitting in a high chair in the eye and say, “I have no problem putting your heath at risk” Then call your aging parents or grandparents and tell them, “If you die because the protests are successful, it’s OK by me”
Only then head back to the protest and “liberate” your state.
Personally, I would not want to do anything that would directly or indirectly put someone’s health or life in jeopardy. Therefore I will continue to follow the advice of the medical professionals whose motivation is public service over the politicos whose primary motivation is to stir up their base and garner votes.
P Crane, Conroe
Regarding “It’s time to mobilize against the pandemic,” (A14, April 17): It was so refreshing to hear a conservative, realitybased assessment of the problem and a reasoned, tactical approach to solving it. Compare the stark contrast to the libertarian-fueled, faith-based fever dreams that have infected the far right.
Case in point: Activist Steve Hotze, who gallingly refers to himself as a “spiritual” first responder, has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott for his “draconian” efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19. Abbott can hardly be faulted for being overly cautious. He has deemed church services essential and is one of the first to announce a timeline for reopening the state. Meanwhile, the president is on Twitter, encouraging gun-toting protesters across the country to “liberate” themselves from social distancing measures.
We need fact-based strategies to fight this two-front crisis. If the Republican Party is to ever reclaim a shred of its credibility, it will be because of people like Rep. Dan Crenshaw. I wish him luck.
Robert Campbell, Katy