Democrat Governor Orders Police to Record License Plates Of Churchgoers, Mandates Them To 14-Day Quarantine

Since the First Amendment is apparently moot now, Democratic Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky has announced that anyone who attends a service for Easter Sunday will have their license plate numbers tracked and forced into a 14-day quarantine.

Yikes.

Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear “said local officials are being directed to record license plate numbers of participants to pass to local health departments,” Kentucky.com reported Friday evening. “Those who attend these gatherings can expect public health officials to show up at their doors with mandates that they self-quarantine for 14 days, the governor said.”

“If you’re going to expose yourself to this virus, it’s not fair to everybody else out there that you might spread it to,” the Democrat said Friday. “Understand, this is the only way we can ensure your decision doesn’t kill somebody else.”

The order reportedly does not apply to drive-in services, but seemingly includes houses of worship that implement social distancing efforts and smaller services.

You heard it here, folks. Kentuckians are being robbed of their civil liberties because it’s “unfair” to people who don’t go to church.

Never mind that some epidemiologists are worried that the social distancing measures adopted by the US could make things worse in the long run by preventing the development of herd immunity.

Never mind that this decree is in direct violation of our Constitutionally guaranteed rights to practice religion and assemble.

Never mind that this sort of “for your own good” rhetoric absolutely reeks of totalitarianism.

Never mind that there’s no guarantee we won’t have to fight tooth and nail to get these rights back after Coronavirus has run its course.

No, all of this pales in comparison to the slight risk that some people may get sick.

How many rights are we willing to give up for “the greater good” before we say enough is enough?