The governors of Texas, Florida, and South Dakota assured their residents they would not be issuing another statewide shut down due to the Coronavirus.

As spikes in COVID-19 move through the country, these three governors have no intentions of shutting down their states. Texas governor, Greg Abbott, wants to focus on “working to heal those who have Covid.” Abbott is working closely with doctors and medical experts and concentrate on the data-driven hospital metrics to determine how the state will move forward.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida stated he didn’t want to “hurt families who can’t afford to shelter in place for six weeks” by issuing another shutdown, “Especially not for a virus that has a 99.8 percent survival rate.”

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem posted in a tweet, “We already know that lockdowns DON’T stop the spread of the virus. However, they destroy small businesses and jobs, and they make it difficult for families to put food on the table,” reiterating her stance on the shutdowns.

I have to agree with what these governors are doing. I don’t think it should be up to government officials to decide to leave our house or even wear a mask. At this point, after months of COVID, I think we know what we are up against, and it should be up to each individual to decide if they want to risk getting the virus or not. Putting the entire country on lockdown and killing our economy will not make the virus go away; instead, it will kill people’s livelihoods.

Where do you stand on government lockdowns?