City Punishes Pub Owner for Opposing COVID Mandates
Government mandates and authoritarian COVID-19 rules have crushed small businesses in America. In the nation\u2019s capital alone, hundreds of restaurants are now closed. Others are struggling to make ends meet.\nDespite all the happy talk from President Joe Biden in last week's State of the Union address, some businesses will never recover. For every Democrat politician who is suddenly abandoning COVID mandates, there are scores of shattered businesses left in their wake.\nFor nearly two years, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council have invoked emergency powers\u2014imposing mask mandates for schools and businesses and requiring restaurants to check customers\u2019 vaccine status.\nA few courageous Washington, D.C., business owners spoke at The Heritage Foundation last week about the city's restrictive COVID rules. They've felt the effects firsthand.\nOne of them is Eric Flannery, a Navy veteran and co-owner of The Big Board on H Street NE in Washington, D.C. Flannery and his lawyer, Robert Alt, president and CEO of The Buckeye Institute, joined "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain why they're fighting for The Big Board's survival in a city where political leaders have amassed unprecedented power. \nAnd follow the links below if you are interested in learning more about organizations helping the people of Ukraine: \n\nWorld Vision's Ukraine Fund \n\nOperation Blessing \n\nSamaritan's Purse\n\nInternational Fellowship of Christians and Jews\n\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.