{"id":370525,"date":"2021-04-01T17:31:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T21:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=370525"},"modified":"2021-04-01T17:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T21:31:24","slug":"with-vaccine-passports-politicians-are-hoping-business-owners-will-do-their-dirty-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-vaccine-passports-politicians-are-hoping-business-owners-will-do-their-dirty-work\/","title":{"rendered":"With Vaccine Passports, Politicians Are Hoping Business Owners Will Do Their Dirty Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwith-vaccine-passports-politicians-are-hoping-business-owners-will-do-their-dirty-work%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=370525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-201.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The subject of \u201cvaccine passports\u201d has been a source of furious debate in recent weeks. In addition to the likelihood that international travelers will be required to show documented evidence that they have been immunized against COVID-19 before being permitted to cross any borders, the use of such \u201cpassports\u201d is even being considered as part of our day-to-day lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has \u201cgiven firm backing to the use of COVID passports,\u201d according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/apr\/01\/boris-johnson-gives-backing-to-domestic-use-of-covid-passports\"><span>Guardian<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJohnson, who has faced criticism from his own party over the proposed use of Covid certification in small venues such as pubs and restaurants, has noticeably warmed to the idea in recent weeks. Government sources have suggested the certificates could be used by businesses as a way to relax social distancing measures inside venues. An interim report into the measure is due to be published on Monday,\u201d the Guardian added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the United States, New York was the first state to launch its own \u201cvaccine passports.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cStarting Friday, New Yorkers will be able to pull up a code on their cellphone or a printout to prove they\u2019ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus that causes it,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2021\/03\/26\/covid-vaccine-passports-new-york-first-vaccination-proof-system\/6976009002\/\"><span>USA Today<\/span><\/a><span> reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe first-in-the-nation certification, called the Excelsior Pass, will be useful first at large-scale venues like Madison Square Garden, but next week it will be accepted at dozens of event, arts and entertainment venues statewide,\u201d the report continued. \u201cThe app, championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support the recovery of industries most affected by the pandemic, is funded by the state and available free to businesses and anyone with vaccination records or test results in New York.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Setting aside the obvious debate regarding societal division and privacy concerns, there is one point which is being missed by many as the idea of \u201cvaccine passports\u201d becomes an unfortunate and inevitable reality: <em>yet again, politicians are avoiding responsibility by making business owners the \u201cface\u201d of COVID-19 restrictions.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As I explained earlier this week during a conversation with Michael Knowles, politicians are experts when it comes to avoiding responsibility. While they fall over themselves when it comes to taking credit for any real or perceived successes \u2014 for example, Anthony Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/best-decision-dr-fauci-takes-credit-for-covid-19-vaccines\">claiming<\/a> that COVID-19 vaccines were \u201cthe best decision I\u2019ve ever made\u201d \u2014 they are usually nowhere to be seen when it comes to unpopular policies or negative outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>COVID-19 restrictions are no different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Throughout 2020, the responsibility for enforcing every draconian mandate \u2014 whether it be business closures or mask usage \u2014 was delegated to the small business owner. They, and not the government, became the \u201cface\u201d of the draconian mandate. They were the ones who had to deal with angry customers \u2014 whether justified or not \u2014 all while dealing with the stress of trying to keep their business alive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With vaccine passports, the strategy is exactly the same. The government will effectively attempt to force citizens to be vaccinated if they hope to remain an equal member of society, while making small business owners responsible for bearing the brunt of the backlash from those who disagree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Through this strategy, it will be the restaurant owner, the shop assistant, or the ticket vender who will be seen as \u201cthe bad guy,\u201d all while those responsible \u2014 our elected officials \u2014 hide in their shadow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Don\u2019t fall for their game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"COVID Passports For The Pub? NO THANKS! Ian Haworth Joins Michael Knowles To Discuss\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ci3iJogDhtg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>@ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The subject of \u201cvaccine passports\u201d has been a source of furious debate in recent weeks. In addition to the likelihood that international travelers will be required to show documented evidence &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2311543,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-201.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"With Vaccine Passports, Politicians Are Hoping Business Owners Will Do Their Dirty Work","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-370525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-201.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"With Vaccine Passports, Politicians Are Hoping Business Owners Will Do Their Dirty Work","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}