A few days ago the New
York Post reported that a New York City mom, Daniela
Jampel, who works for the New
York City Law Department was fired from her job mere hours after
she questioned Mayor Eric Adams about his decision not to unmask
toddlers. Jampel worked for the law department for years as assistant corporation
counsel.
It all began when Jampel attended a press conference in the
City Hall building in Lower Manhattan. Adams was there to declare that New York
City would have billboards in opposition to Florida’s new law, which prohibits
discussion about gender identity and sexuality with very young children in
classrooms.
When Adams began taking questions, following his remarks,
Jampel swung into action.
She asked the following of the Mayor:
"Three weeks ago, you told parents to trust you, that you
would unmask our toddlers. Ten days ago, you stood right here and you said that
the masks would come off April 4, that has not happened,"
"You reneged on your promise, and not only did you renege
on your promise you had your lawyers race to court on Friday night to
overturn…"
City Hall staffers attempted to restrain Jampel and even
prevent her from speaking when apparently they realized she wasn’t a reporter.
Mayor Adams seem a bit taken aback by the questions.
"Turn on your phone, so you can get my answer
correctly," the mayor told her.
Jampel went on: "My questions are, what is the
irreparable harm to children age 2 to 4 taking off their masks, just as they do
in Long Island, just as they do in Westchester? And when will you unmask our
toddler?"
Adams acknowledged that he did say that the elimination of the
toddler mask mandate would occur on Monday. But added:
"I also stated if we see an uptick, we will come back and
make the announcement of what we’re going to do. We’re going to pivot and shift
as COVID is pivot and shifting," he said. "There’s a new variant. The
numbers are increasing. We are going to move at the right pace, and that’s the
role I must do."
Jampel’s concerns are valid. New York City has completely
opened up now, dropping several Covid-19 protocols, including mask
mandate and vaccination requirements for businesses
All bars, pubs, and restaurants are allowed to be occupied at
their full capacity. Cinema halls are allowed to function. Broadway is open.
NBA players can play indoors.
The city's public school students were allowed in class
without masks on since March 2021. However, masks are still required for
children under 5, who are not eligible to be vaccinated against the
coronavirus.
The
WHO states that prolonged usage of
masks could have short-term issues such as headaches, rashes, sink
breakdown, and nausea and long-term adverse effects such as respiratory
disorders also impaired cognition and social skills.
Last year, Jampel wrote a
column in The NY Post demanding the city Department of Education end
remote learning and bring kids back to school.
For any parent, the welfare and the well-being of their child
is always paramount. The concern is at an all-time high when the child is very
young and dependent on the parent for most of its activities. To suffocate
toddlers with mandated masks while adults walk around barefaced is inhuman.
As a parent and concerned citizen, Jampel has every right to be
angry and concerned.
The
New York City Law Department issued the following statement after the
presser.
“We hold all of our employees to the highest professional
standards. In public statements, Ms. Jampel has made troubling claims about her
work for the city. Based on those statements, the decision had been made to
terminate her prior to today,”
“Today’s events, however, which include her decision to lie to
City Hall staff and state she was a journalist at a press conference,
demonstrate a disturbing lack of judgment and integrity. As of today, she
is no longer an employee of the Law Department.”
If it is indeed true that Jampel claimed to be a journalist,
it is inappropriate. Perhaps she had no other option. Her aggressive
questioning certainly succeeded in escalating the matter to a national level.
Perhaps the mayor may be compelled to rethink his decision.
Jampel did not personally or physically attack the mayor, and
neither did she use foul language. She did not interrupt the Mayor’s remarks.
She spoke only when questions were allowed. Any mother overcome with concern
for the wellbeing of their child will understandably be emotional and that
Jampel was.
She did not profit in any way owing to her office, she did not
misuse or abuse her power, and she did not reveal any confidential information.
All she did is question authority.
It is unclear if Adam’s people pulled strings to get Jampel
fired or if the NY Law Department fired her voluntarily.
Beyond being an employee of the NY Law Department, Jampel is a
citizen who has every right to question authority, especially since the mainstream
media functions as the propaganda wing for the Democrats.
If they wanted to discipline her, the NY Law Department should
have given her an official warning to not misrepresent herself as a journalist,
if indeed she did so. They could have even suspended her for a day or a week.
But the goal was never to discipline her.
This draconian move discourages dialogue between the government
and a citizen. Governments usually prefer monologues and mandates. They expect
the citizen to obediently follow. The goal behind Jampel's firing is to deter
others from speaking the truth to power.
We revisit the principles of Democracy which is defined
by Lincoln as
‘for the people, by the people and of the people.'
Since all citizens cannot govern simultaneously, they elect a
representative to govern on their behalf to whom they lend their
power.
The representatives do not own power they merely have access
to power on a temporary basis. Citizens who own the power have every right to
hold their representatives accountable.
The representative (mayor, governor, congressman, Senator, President, etc) reports to the citizen, hence they are referred to as public servants.
Since all citizens cannot be everywhere questioning the
representatives, the press is assigned the task of holding the powerful
accountable. If the press fails, the citizen can demand answers, it is not
incumbent on the citizen to be humble, polite, or servile, the representatives
must answer questions either directly or via their spokespersons.
Jampel’s firing is a reminder of how Democrats function when
they have absolute power. Questioning is not only discouraged but punished.
It has to be remembered that these very Democrats celebrated
treasonous saboteurs and leakers attempting to undermine democratically elected
President Trump. The saboteurs were glorified and referred to as patriots, heroes, and whistleblowers who were speaking truth to power. They were even afforded
anonymity and protection for their ‘bravery’
Yet a mother was fired for expressing valid concerns about the well-being of her toddler.
This incident is another reason to vote against the tyrants
who refer to themselves as Democrats.
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