October 13, 2021
Dear editor;
Truth is vitally important to Christians such as I am (Proverbs 23:23; John 14:6), and I am adamantly convinced that our political leaders are exaggerating where we are (and have been) with this COVID-19 pandemic. It may be cynical of me to say, but many of them seem to be taking advantage of the situation in order to use it to their own political advantage(s). The media, academia, medical establishments, and corporate America have fallen in line with the narrative.
Yet, we must consider the facts. If there have been 43,230,703 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, with 703,538 confirmed deaths, simple math tells us that the recovery rate is more than 98%.
We are well past the level-the-curve hysteria of 2020. We have learned how to treat this virus, and what population groups need to take special precautions. It is time to stop the fear-mongering, executive orders, and tyrannical mandates. It is time to restore and uphold our individual civil liberties!
David E. Smith, Executive director, Illinois Family Institute