Freedom is up to people, not Pritzker

I recently sent out a news release stating, "Just what will it take to convince Pharaoh Pritzker to let people in most of Illinois go."

I was wrong about that. It's not about convincing Pritzker at all. It's about convincing you, the People of Illinois, that our constitutional rights have been suspended long enough.

We were told a month ago that we had to make sacrifices to save lives and "bend the curve" so that our hospitals weren't overrun.

Thankfully, our hospitals were not overrun. No American that needed a ventilator was denied one. And day by day we are increasing testing, manufacturing medical supplies, developing therapeutics and reaching for a cure. But now JB commands us from on high that the entire state must continue to stay at home to save lives, that the numbers are increasing daily and the models predict a second wave will breakout.

I have news for you, all of that is inevitable. More testing is coming online each day, so the numbers are going to keep rising. A second wave will occur once we start moving no matter when that is, along with an increase in the loss of precious lives. Our government has had a month to prepare, to build out additional hospital capacity, acquire more protective equipment and so on.

It is not up to Pritzker or any other public official. It is up to you, the People, to decide what is best for you, your businesses and your families.

The course of action I am recommending is one of freedom and individual choices. The governor is issuing mandates and forced compliance. I want to give people a choice.

Given a choice between forced compliance and freedom, the choice is clear - freedom.

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn

East Dundee