“…I spent most of my adult life fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have no problem coming home and fighting here in Virginia … We have to take a minute and thank all of you. There is no way we could have made it this far alone. We will continue to stand for Old Glory and what she represents to all of us.” -Matt Strickland
Tré Goins-Phillips : Mar 24, 2021 Faithwire.com
[Faithwire.com] The owner of a restaurant in Northern Virginia scored a major court victory Friday after defying COVID-19 restrictions put in place by Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam. (Screengrab image)
Judge Ricardo Rigual denied the state government’s request for a temporary injunction that would force Matt Strickland to immediately close his Gourmeltz restaurant in Fredericksburg, The Free Lance-Star reported. In his ruling, the judge argued the state failed to provide sufficient evidence the injunction was in the best public interest or that the public would suffer without it.
The state began targeting Strickland after receiving complaints, according to The Daily Press, about his refusal to comply with restrictions put in place by Northam. He does not require Gourmeltz customers or employees to wear masks or to socially distance from one another, a violation of Executive Order 72, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor…
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