Patrick Kilpatrick

South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem On Covid Lockdown Policy & Government Tyranny. She’s Signed New Legislation Ensuring Emergency Declaration Can NEVER Override Your Second Amendment “In fact, until South Dakota refused and was the only state that refused to issue any lockdowns. I don't know if political leaders even realized that there was another option. I was shocked at how quickly people gave up their freedoms. Politicians closed churches so people willingly gave up their freedom of religion. Politicians said you couldn't gather in groups, so people willingly gave up their freedom of assembly. Politicians worked with social media companies to stifle dissent, so people willingly gave up their freedom of speech. I think the American people could learn a thing or two from the NRA. This is not a group of people who give up their God-given constitutional rights willingly. During the pandemic, I spent a lot of time outdoors. Sometimes you just needed a break from the fear and the paranoia that was going on on TV and in all the newspapers. My family would often go and relax at a cabin, go fishing, go pheasant hunting. One day I made a video of me shooting a pheasant. I don't know if you've seen it. I had turned to the camera after shooting a bird and said, less COVID, more hunting. And the liberals melted down on me. I was a little embarrassed by that video though, because it took me three shots to drop that bird. Obviously I was a little out of practice. I was making fun of myself. I needed more hunting. It wasn't my best day shooting and I shouldn't have been surprised when PETA and all the liberal media came unglued and came after me. I couldn't believe, they couldn't believe that I would say less COVID, more hunting. I was kind of confused by it. Did they want more COVID or less hunting? But... Since then, we've had less COVID, so thank God. And we've had plenty of more hunting. In fact, South Dakota has the best pheasant hunting in the world. And if you haven't come to enjoy it with us, then you should. But South Dakota's greatest asset is our people. Our state motto is, under God, the people rule. And while enduring many challenges over the last several years, we have worked together to turn those challenges into opportunities. Our state is thriving as a result of embracing liberty and personal responsibility. We're setting the standard as the most Second Amendment-friendly state in the nation. The very first bill that I signed as governor guarantees constitutional carry for all law-abiding South Dakotans. I signed legislation to block state and local governments from being able to use an emergency declaration as an excuse to infringe on Second Amendment rights. We strengthened our Stand Your Ground law. We updated the definition of a loaded firearm to mean that if a round is chambered, making it easier to respond in situations when seconds count. And we made South Dakota the first state in America to not charge a fee for any concealed carry permit. In fact, we now even pay for your federal background check. It will not cost you a penny to exercise your Second Amendment rights in South Dakota. While leadership in Washington, D.C. fails to deliver meaningful solutions for the nation, our state will take action. South Dakota enjoys the strongest economy in the country. The lowest unemployment and unprecedented economic growth. Make no mistake, freedom generated those blessings. Winston Churchill once said, never give in, never, never, never, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Well here, my honor and good sense require me to continue to fight for freedom. And that's what I'll do.”