<p>Republican South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has refused to implement a lockdown order for her entire state, despite intense national media pressure.</p>
<p>Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Noem underscored the importance of federalism and rejected the &#8220;one-size-fits-all&#8221; approach pushed in the mainstream.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our constitution ensures that the citizen&#8217;s right is protected,&#8221; Noem told reporters Wednesday. &#8220;I agree with the role of our government as set forth in our state and in our national constitution. I took an oath to uphold these constitutions.&#8221;</p>
<p>“My role with respect to public safety is something I take very seriously,&#8221; the Republican continued. &#8220;The people themselves are primarily responsible for their safety. They are the ones that are entrusted with expansive freedoms &#8211; they are free to exercise their rights to work, worship, and play &#8211; or to stay at home, or to conduct social distancing.”</p>
<p>“The calls to apply a one-size-fits all approach to this problem in South Dakota is herd mentality, not leadership,&#8221; Noem stated.</p>
<p>The nation&#8217;s coronavirus hotspot is in New York City, where the entire state of New York has <a href="https://www.bing.com/covid/local/newyork_unitedstates">130,689</a> active cases and thus far 4,758 coronavirus associated fatalities.</p>
<p>In South Dakota, where the population density and variables like mass transit heavily vary, there are only <a href="https://www.bing.com/covid/local/southdakota_unitedstates">288</a> active COVID-19 cases and four fatalities associated with the virus.</p>
<p>“My responsibility is to respect the rights of the people who elected me, and to manage our state operations in a way that reflects the realities of what we have here on the ground here,&#8221; continued Noem. &#8220;On the foundation of my principles, commonsense conservative values, and the principles we hold dear in America, the facts, the science, and the data will guide our decision-making here in South Dakota.”</p>
<p>While refusing a statewide lockdown, Noem has consistently pushed social distancing practices and good hygiene to the citizens of South Dakota since February. &#8220;Other than a select few, the work that the people of South Dakota have been doing has been tremendous and has been incredibly effective. We have been able to bend the curve a great deal,&#8221; the governor said.</p>
<p>The science tells us we cannot &#8220;stop&#8221; the virus, explained Noem, &#8220;but what we&#8217;re trying to do is to slow the spread, we&#8217;re trying to flatten the curve, and we&#8217;re trying to make sure that our people and our healthcare system is not overwhelmed.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-gov-noem-wont-order-a-shelter-in-place-for-south-dakotans/ar-BB122AsR">Sioux Falls Argus Leader</a>, &#8220;More than <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/30/coronavirus-stay-home-shelter-in-place-orders-by-state/5092413002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-id="192" data-m="{&quot;i&quot;:192,&quot;p&quot;:110,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:24}">30 states across the country</a> have issued a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order since the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus began.&#8221; South Dakota is not the only holdout, however; North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Arkansas have rejected blanket statewide stay-at-home orders, as well.</p>
<p>The economic impact of the near-national shutdown has resulted in at least 10 million Americans losing their jobs, a number expected to continue to soar.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/baml-forecasts-apocalyptic-35-annual-gdp-plunge-2020-04-02">Nasdaq.com</a>, “Bank of America is forecasting a 35%+ GDP fall for the YEAR, not just Q2. The bank thinks the Coronavirus downturn is so bad that the U.S. economy will shrink 7% in Q1, 30% in Q2, and 1% in Q3, a cumulative 35.55% for the year. The downturn would be the worst to ever strike the US.”</p>
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