Patriot,

This year, Americans have been forced to live
under the most tyrannical rules we've ever seen, while the
rule-makers are hypocritically out living it up and breaking
them.

That would be bad enough, but they're also
playing favorites with the big corporations, while they destroy
countless small businesses.

There are so many stories coming out about
businesses across the country that are being targeted and
harassed by the politicians and the corporate press -- it's
almost impossible to keep up!

Staten Island Bar Owner

Keith McAlarney, owner of Mac's Public House
had no other option to feed his family than to stay open and
operate as a profitable business. The New York Times reported on
his fight against Governor Cuomo's destructive shutdowns:

When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo mandated a 10 p.m.
curfew at bars, Mac's Public House, a tavern on Staten Island,
stayed open after hours.

When the state suspended the pub's liquor
license, the general manager announced a way to skirt the law: by
serving food and alcohol for free - still indoors - in exchange
for a contribution.

Keith McAlarney, the bar owner, ignored
cease-and-desist notices and rapidly accruing fines, he said. Mr.
McAlarney painted an orange rectangle out front and declared the
bar an "autonomous zone."

Business owners will need to continue to get
creative and stand up against having their livelihoods destroyed.


Washington Gym Owner

Gym owner Michael Knick in Washington State
has said that he'd rather go to jail than close down his business
again, after Washington's Governor Jay Inslee targeted gyms again
for closure.

The Washington Times wrote about the threats
against him and his business if he doesn't close down:

"The lockdown on the fitness industry, it's
been detrimental to a lot of the mom-and-pop shops, businesses
like mine," Mr. Knick said. "If the government comes and forces
me to close, they can take me to jail. They can give us a bunch
of fines. We're not too worried about that. They can fine me $1
million a day. What does it matter if my business is going to
shut down if I shut down?"

Michael is not backing down because he
realizes that giving in will not do him any good, no matter how
much money in ridiculous fines that he is hit with.

Southern California Restaurant Owner

Angela Marsden, who owns Pineapple Hill
Saloon and Grill, posted a viral video about being unfairly
targeted for closure by Governor Gavin Newsom's incredibly
draconian lockdowns.

Her situation was so obviously unfair because
she had sunk thousands of dollars into creating outdoor dining
only to have it shut down just as outdoor dining was being set up
for a movie studio - in the same parking lot!

Apparently the County has deemed the movie
studio as "essential," but her restaurant is not, according to
their logic.

CBS-Los Angeles reported about her video on
Friday:

"Tell me that this is dangerous but next to
me is a slap in my face," Marsden said. "Everything I own is
being taken away from me and they set up a movie company right
next to my outdoor patio."

Under the county's guidelines, video and
music production is deemed essential. Many production crews also
test employees frequently, while under the recent Los Angeles
County health order, restaurants like Marsden's were forced to
shut down their outdoor dining.

Marsden says she spent close to $80,000
building and making her facility coronavirus compliant, only to
be told her doors had to remain shut for in-person dining.

Marsden only has enough in reserve, after all
these expenses, to get her through February.

This is one the worst example of
Covid-favoritism.

Arizona Gym Owner

One gym in Scottsdale, Arizona has never shut
down, despite Governor Doug Ducey targeting gyms for closures
multiple times.

Jeffrey Mahaffey, who is also a veteran, owns
the gym and caters to personal trainers who bring their clients
in, which means his business supports several other small
business owners.

The Arizona Republic, a newspaper known for
cheerleading the closure of businesses in Arizona, writes about
Mahaffey's refusal to back down from the Covid tyrants:

Mahaffey said he has been cited dozens of
times by Scottsdale police since summer for disobeying the
governor's executive orders. Now, he refuses to comply with the
state order, which he says is overreaching.

He said he tore down the closure notice that
the Arizona Department of Health Services hung in his gym's
window on Wednesday, and he won't stop doing business even if the
state tries to padlock his doors.

"They can try," Mahaffey told The Arizona
Republic on Friday. "I'll just take the doors off the hinges if
that's the case ... I will not close my business."

Governor Ducey, the health department, and
Scottsdale Police ought to respect Mahaffey's position and stop
harassing him.

If you and I are going to stop this madness,
we must stand up for these innocent victims of government tyranny
NOW! We simply must do all we can to support them and their
businesses.

And we must build our army of activists to
fight back!



Maine Restaurant Owner

Sunday River Brewing Company owner Rick
Savage in Bethel, Maine was one of the first to defy lockdowns in
the entire country, by reopening his restaurant on May 1st, in
defiance of Governor Janet Mills' forced closures.

He's been battling Mills this entire time and
is routinely harassed by health inspectors looking for "Covid
Violations."

He's even followed the inspectors' path after
they leave his restaurant to see if they bother any other
restaurant owners. Of course Savage didn't see them stopping at
any other restaurants.

Bangor Daily News chronicled Savage's battle
against Governor Mills on Friday:

Savage has been a vocal opponent of Mills'
coronavirus-related business restrictions since the spring, even
reading Mills' cell phone number on air during an appearance on
Fox News.

After continuing to operate despite having
his licenses temporarily revoked, Sunday River Brewing was
ordered to close in May, but Savage pledged to defy the order
even if it meant going to jail.

The restaurant's license has been suspended
six times but the business has operated 100 days during
suspensions since the spring, according to the Maine Attorney
General's office.

Savage has now pledged to have his brother
operate his restaurant, but they will remain open.

Civil disobedience should not be the only
option for business owners to stay open. Especially those who
have done nothing wrong.

Governors across the country will be tempted
to use and abuse their newfound power throughout the winter
months, so many will have no other options.

If Americans are forced to make these kinds
of choices, they'll have to continue to act this way until the
tyrants back down.

It's long past time to fight back.

For Liberty,

Heather
Director of Legislative Affairs
Campaign for Liberty

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