Last Monday, four Democratic California state legislators and one independent were sworn-into office. It only took a few hours for them to be spotted dining at a restaurant despite Wuhan-Flu restrictions.
“Assembly members Adrin Nazarian, D-West Toluca Lake, Chad Mayes, I-Rancho Mirage, Tasha Boerner Horvath, D-Encinitas, Marc Levine, D-Marin County, and Chris Ward, D-San Diego, along with Mayes’ fiancée, attended a dinner Monday evening at Maydoon, a newer restaurant in Sacramento’s Midtown neighborhood,” the Sacramento Bee reported.
The lockdown law had not yet gone into effect, but was going to in just three days. Is the virus less deadly on Monday than on Thursday? Although they didn’t violate the law, it shows a lack of respect for the guidelines. Especially since public health officials have warned against meeting with members from different households.
Reporters from the Sacramento Bee asked the legislators why they were gathered at the restaurant. Democratic Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian replied, “Can we not have dinner?”
This is just the latest controversy surrounding California Democrats acting against their own recommendations. Governor Gavin Newsom received backlash after attending a multiple-household birthday party at a restaurant while the government was urging Californians to avoid those exact scenarios.
The Wuhan Flu is hard enough to deal with. Our politicians’ double-standards make it worse.