Posted on September 24, 2021
When the Connecticut House of Representatives meets this Monday, September 27th, it will be in a special session to vote on a seventh extension of the governor’s emergency powers, this time at least until February. Our House of Representatives special session is set to begin at 12:30 p.m.
Once again, Governor Lamont insists that Connecticut’s public health and civil preparedness emergency declarations must be extended. However, our neighbors in Massachusetts have still managed COVID effectively in their schools and workplaces, even though their Gov. Charlie Baker, ended his state’s emergency declarations months ago.
The men and women in the Connecticut General Assembly are more than capable of doing what is best for our state during these uncertain times. During the governor’s press conference on Thursday, he and his staff were asked what criteria they were using to determine when the state of emergency would end. They could not answer that question. This is arbitrary government, not a rule of law. It is time to let the legislature do their job, per the state constitution, that our constituents have elected us to do.
I urge you to call the majority in Hartford and let them know how you feel about the extension of the governor’s executive powers.
Meanwhile, the true emergency facing Connecticut – the erosion of our public safety in the face of rising violent crime and a wave of juvenile car thefts – has not been addressed, largely thanks to Democratic inaction in the legislature.
If you agree with me that our state’s true emergency can no longer be ignored, visit www.StopCarThefts.com and write a message to those lawmakers still on the fence about protecting your safety.