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Podcast: American Viewpoints
Episode: The Next Covid Wave: Call Your Doctor Or Call A Lawmaker?
Description: The Heartland Institute's Samantha Fillmore takes note of the rising number of Covid infections being reported and recalls the authoritarian reaction to the illness over the past few years. In many states, state law allows governors to act unilaterally - or allow local office holders - to restrict individual freedoms.
Fillmore argues that pressure should be put on state lawmakers to reform the laws that allow governors to declare emergencies and allow the same thing to happen again.