Gov. Tom Wolf made a rare appearance in Western Pennsylvania yesterday, trying to sell his snake oil toxin to anyone who can’t read or think.

There are two questions appearing on the May 18 ballot that all Pennsylvanians, not just registered party voters, will be able to vote on.

Wolf and his people did an amazingly biased job of phrasing the questions so as to try to trick people into believing a yes vote might be a no and a no vote a yes.

When in doubt, try to confuse the masses. Quite frankly the question really comes down to: Do you want to allow Wolf, or any future governor, to have total control over emergency declarations for an unlimited length of time, or should it be capped at three weeks? Then, at that point, should the elected body of legislators be given a vote as to what should be done and that vote would not be subject to a governor’s veto?

That is the much more accurate wording, but Wolf turned it around to make it seem like the vote was to keep the legislature from having too much power instead of him. He has ruled like a Russian czar for the past 15 months, and he has fairly well destroyed the economy of Pennsylvania.

Wolf has been biased and unfair at every turn. Now, he wants to justify new law by fashioning ballot questions in a most deceiving manner.

It was nice of Uncle Tom to come visit and especially nice to include our minority representative in the show. We believe Commissioner Kevin Boozel has the best interest of the people of Butler County in mind and in his heart.

As the minority representative, he is expected to try and support his party when possible as well. This isn’t one of those times.

More power given to any individual is a bad thing, and when such a bad-faith effort to fool the public is used by the governor, party loyalty be damned.

Vote yes on both questions — to allow the General Assembly to terminate or extend a disaster emergency declaration, and to have emergency declarations expire automatically after 21 days, along with other limits — May 18 to prevent the governor from ruling like a dictator.

One final thought: While most ballots cast for independent candidates are basically a noble gesture but a waste as far as the results being tabulated, the votes cast on ballot issues are every bit as meaningful as any other vote. This is an opportunity to make sure you are counted, even in a primary.

Get out there and vote with your mask on.

— RV