Chairman Pearce was interviewed this morning on Fox & Friends. He explained on national television how Gov. Lujan Grisham's public health order is unfair and unjust. The Chairman pointed out that the shutdown of small businesses, while national chains remain open, raises legal questions and is discriminatory.
Later today Chairman Pearce will also send a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr. The letter exhorts the Attorney General to examine Gov. Lujan Grisham's public health order as it pertains to civil rights violations. It asks Mr. Barr to look into the unjust, unfair policies and practices involving small business shutdowns in our state.
Our economy is now collapsing, and small businesses are suffering and even being fined and threatened. Questions are being raised about our constitutional rights and free commerce.
There is no reason why small establishments cannot practice safe social distancing. It's a matter of fairness and equity, and small businesses are going under.
