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November 12, 2020

What If I Don’t Want To? Government’s Ability to Make You Take A Vaccine.

There are presently over 200 COVID-19 vaccines being tested on human beings.  None are approved at this time, but several pharmaceuticals have reported very promising results from their candidates.  At the same time as this remarkable success, America has encountered a resistance to taking any vaccine.  Recent polls indicate that almost 40 percent of the country have concern about a vaccine. When the Polio vaccine was circulated in 1955, there was significant opposition.  In fact, it wasn’t until Elvis Presley had the shot that the public consented. If 40 percent… read more

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August 6, 2020

Lawsuit Seeking Compensation for Mandatory Store Closures – Who’s Going to Pay for My Loss?

Illinois’ attorney general asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders closing nonessential businesses and workplaces are unconstitutional. A group of Chicagoland business owners argued the governor’s COVID-19 restrictions amount to the confiscation of private property without monetary compensation.  Such an action would violate the U.S. and Illinois constitutions, they say. Those orders “caused the seizure of property, business interests and livelihoods of individuals across the state, forcing indefinite closures and the layoff of hundreds of thousands of people,” according to the group’s… read more

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