If Congress Can't Provide Checks For Us, Stop Giving Them Checks This November
By Jeffery Mcneil Before the coronavirus pandemic, I considered myself an apolitical person. I never went to community meetings or city council hearings. Nor had I spent time reading an enormous bill such as the HEROES Act or something as wonkish as the DC state budget. However, with the lockdowns stretching on for seven months, I became more active. Every morning, I check Twitter or watch CNBC and L.A. Late for updates on stimulus relief. I also regularly tweet at or email Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to see if there’s any movement with our stimulus checks. While I’m not someone who denies the coronavirus's existence, I can question the generals leading us into battle. I have a constitutional right to question whether lockdowns are necessary. And many statehouses are fighting back, questioning whether these restrictions violate our Constitutional rights. Like in Pennsylvania, where a district court r