Gloom and Doom

Louisiana, oh, Louisiana.

In the midst of a national pandemic, Louisiana consistently ranks in the top tier of the worst infection rates in the country.  Our Governor, John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, is doing his dead-level best to contain the disease.  The problem, is that no one knows what-the-hell they are doing, and Edwards is following the advise of "experts" who admit that they don't know what to do next, except for draconian measures that threaten the freedom and movement of our citizens.

I really believe that Edwards is doing his level best.  The problem for Louisiana is that his level best is simply mediocre.

Since April, it's been one executive order after another.  Edwards claims that his orders are based on science and the best medical advise.  The problem is that the medical advise keeps changing.  Louisiana, almost universally, is tired of it.  Tied of all of it.  And Edwards constant railing is not helping.

Louisiana has a Democrat governor and ad a (mostly) Republican legislature.  One of the facts of the law in Louisiana is that the legislature can over-ride an emergency order by a simple majority petition from either house of the Legislature.  One such petition is working its way through the legislature.

Rather than working with the legislature, and trying to help them see the reasoning behind the orders, Edwards is digging his heels in, saying "science".  He's also telling us that if the legislature over-rides his orders, he won't be able to issue emergency orders if we have a hurricane or tornado.  I think that's bullshit, and I'm calling it.  If the legislature over-rides a medical emergency, it should have no bearing on a weather emergency.

Edwards is fond of patting himself on the back, claiming that his actions are supported by Vice President Pence and the Trump administration.  When this is all over, history will judge the efficacy of his actions, but the one thing that everyone will agree on is that John Bel Edwards presided over the biggest contraction of personal freedom since Reconstruction.  That will be his legacy, and he should be eternally ashamed.