Fri Feb 4, 2022 – 11:22 am EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – A restaurant owner who refuses to require patrons to furnish their medical papers has been targeted by the health department and the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration of the nation’s capital, but he won’t back down.
For his stance, Eric Flannery has won support from well-known libertarian Republican politicians, Senator Rand Paul and Representative Thomas Massie, both from Kentucky. The pair, along with Reps. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN), patronized Flannery’s restaurant, The Big Board, on Tuesday night in defiance of the city’s order to shut it down. The city initially yanked its liquor license before ordering it to close down altogether.
. @RepThomasMassie @RepTimBurchett, and @RepSpartz also showed up to support the just-shut-down Big Board joint. Rand Paul had pre planned showing up to support but had no idea the DC health dept was about to shut it down over vax/mask noncompliance pic.twitter.com/77YknC1Kce
— Emily Brooks (@emilybrooksnews) February 2, 2022
Flannery told The Daily Signal that he refuses to treat anyone – his staff or customers – differently because of their personal choices on vaccination.
An inspection report from the city’s
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