That woman is a true hero in my mind - she's doing what she believes is right in the face of injustice, and at all costs. Thank goodness that situation righted itself - I hope she sues everyone involved and is able to open a whole STRING of salons. That judge didn't just want her to apologize, he wanted her to admit she was being SELFISH by opening her business so she could feed her family, and equally important to her, so her employees could feed THEIR families. This is what some in "leadership" positions want us to accept - that demanding our hard won freedom makes us selfish. I had a friend making excuses for herself the other day because she DARED to venture out of her house to go to the local Starbucks - "I know it was SELFISH of me, but it's been WEEKS". Selfish. To enjoy your life... oh, and at the same time, guarantee that those baristas can get paid for another day. Also in Texas - a SWAT team gets called in to shut down a bar. WITH AN ARMORED TANK. There were six men and the female bar owner - and they brought a TANK.
I think no matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on, these stories have to shake you out of complacency. I saw Rep Dan Crenshaw from Texas - another true American - say that our leaders better be careful with their mandates and executive orders or they will wake "the sleeping giant" - the spirit of liberty and freedom that is the underpinning of our nation. I'm reminded of the famous quote by Benjamin Franklin:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
And if you think you won't be sacrificing your liberty, I would suggest you read a bit about electronic contact tracing. Are you SURE you want them to know EVERY PERSON you come in contact with? Are you sure you want them to know your WHOLE health history? Do you want your potential employer to be able to run a "compliance check" on you to see how often you were spotted in public without a mask? Or to deny you a job because you haven't been vaccinated? A California public health official said they will take it one step further - if you test positive, they will REMOVE YOU FROM YOUR HOME to quarantine you away from your family. Here's the quote: “Every person we’re isolating, for instance, needs to have their own bathroom. So, we’ll be moving people like this into other kinds of housing that we have available.” He backed off the next day and said it would be voluntary, but I'm sorry - I don't need a government official at my door every day checking on my "status". Your next phone update will likely include the ability to do contact tracing by the way. They were so ready for this and just needed a good "reason" to deploy it.
HIPPA regulations were born out of the AIDS epidemic, because we understood the danger of allowing personal freedoms - one of which happens to be the right to privacy - to be eroded in the name of "the public good"... how soon we forget.