Small North Carolina Town Bucks Governor's Orders, Vows To Hold Their Annual Christmas Parade

It shouldn’t be a surprise at this point that Americans — across party lines — are sick and tired of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, none of which have actually seemed to achieve anything but higher transmission rates, loss of businesses and the continued oppression of Constitutionally-granted freedoms.

Now, according to government officials and fear-mongering media talking heads, Americans are expected to forgo Christmas altogether. We’re supposed to lock ourselves away from family, the outside world and anything related to any semblance of joy during the Christmas season.

All in the name of “mitigating” the spread of COVID-19.

According to The Hill, one small North Carolina town isn’t interested in cowering to the government’s warnings, as they made the controversial decision to go on with their annual, one-mile long Christmas parade and expect hundreds to gather in attendance.

Residents of Youngsville, North Carolina are primed and ready to celebrate Christmas just like they always do, and they’re not scared. The town, which sits just northeast of Raleigh, is proceeding with the parade even though they’ll be in violation of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 restrictions.

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Youngsville Mayor Fonzie Flowers has assured the state that the residents of his town are smart enough to obey the rules of social distancing and be as careful as possible while still gathering to celebrate the most meaningful holiday of the entire year.

“If our state health guidelines allow for over 2,000 people to be in a four-acre Walmart at the same time, we believe it’s safe to have a fraction of that number along our outdoor parade route that’s over 18 acres, nearly five times the size of a Walmart,” Flowers said.

“Please know the town’s top priority is the safety of our community,” he added.

Officials in Youngsville argued that the ability to hold a parade falls under the same freedom of assembly that is afforded to those who chose to launch protests over the summer.

As expected, there was collective outrage over Flowers’ decision to move forward with the Christmas parade, even drawing media attention which forced the small-town mayor to respond via a video uploaded this week.

“The town is confident our community can work together and observe public health best practices to have a safe Christmas parade,” Flowers said in the video, according to the Charlotte Observer.

“But the people of Youngsville elected the town board to make decisions in the best interest of the town — in this case, and all others,” he said. “That’s what we plan to do.”

We applaud Mayor Flowers and other Youngsville town officials for having the fortitude to carry on with the parade and allow people to exercise their God-given freedom to celebrate Christmas in the form of a parade. The way 2020 has gone so far, a Christmas parade will be a nice way to end what has otherwise been a trying and ridiculously tough year.