RTMon, 16 Nov 2020 02:55 UTC
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has imposed new restrictions on household gatherings, schools, sporting events and businesses to slow the spread of Covid-19 after previously seeing her lockdown orders ruled unconstitutional.
The latest order will go into effect Wednesday, just eight days before the US Thanksgiving holiday, and will remain in place for at least three weeks. Indoor residential gatherings will be limited to people from two households, and in-person high school and college classes will be suspended.Much like a similar order announced earlier Sunday by Governor Jay Inslee in Washington state, Whitmer's latest restrictions will ban in-person dining at restaurants, and such businesses as movie theaters, bowling alleys and casinos will be shut down. High school sporting events also will be prohibited."We are in the worst moment of the pandemic to date," Whitmer
said Sunday in a press briefing. "The situation has never been more dire. We are at the precipice, and we need to take some action."
Michigan had more than 44,000 new Covid-19 cases reported in the past week, its highest weekly total to date. New records have been set for five straight weeks, and the number of adults hospitalized with the virus has tripled in the past month, to 3,220, according to state figures.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled last month that Whitmer's previous Covid-19 orders, which were among the strictest in the nation, violated the state's constitution. The Democrat governor, a fierce critic of President Donald Trump, had attempted to keep her emergency orders in place without legislative input.Since the ruling, the state health department has issued Covid-19 restrictions, including a mask mandate and a limit on indoor non-residential gatherings to 50 people. Whitmer used the same legal basis for Sunday's order, imposing her new rules through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
"This is the worst public-health emergency our nation has faced in over a century, and our response has got to reflect the same level of urgency," Whitmer said.
Comment: UPDATE 11/15/20:Trump's Coronavirus advisor
has rightfully pushed back on Whitmer's draconian and politically-motivated new restrictions - and the brainwashed and propagandized woke mob responded predictably:
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The drama queens on the left flipped out when President Trump's coronavirus advisor pushed back on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's severe coronavirus lockdown. They twisted the advisor's words by claiming he is "inciting violence" when he tweeted out to tell Americans to "rise up" against Governor Whitmer's orders:
"The only way this stops is if people rise up. You get what you accept. #FreedomMatters #StepUp"
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Atlas had to clarify for the left that he never meant people should be violent. Figures that the left would assume such a thing since that's how they handle controversy.
Hey. I NEVER was talking at all about violence. People vote, people peacefully protest. NEVER would I endorse or incite violence. NEVER!! https://t.co/LljvwMvjDV
— Scott W. Atlas (@SWAtlasHoover) November 16, 2020
The obvious irony of it all is that most if not all of the violence we've been seeing has been coming from the Left.
If attacking conservatives in the streets is done by leftists, that's 'ok'.
But all of this likely to change soon as the naturally conservative majority is forced into taking a stand by out-of-control government.
Update 11/16/20:The Gateway Pundit is
reporting that State Representative Matt Maddock (R) will be starting impeachment proceedings against Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer:
Whitmer has been repeatedly defying court orders limiting her COVID shutdown powers.
And rumors swirl that another Whitmer Michigan shutdown is looming, perhaps starting on November 18 and lasting three weeks. A rumor that she would shut down the state on Friday came and went, though Whitmer held a very odd press conference where Whitmer and her advisors scolded family members not to hug on Thanksgiving.
Maddock told the Gateway Pundit: "Something had to be done. She's ruining this great state. Small businesses and most dine-in restaurants will be dead by the end of the year. She's caused the deaths of many vulnerable elderly people who died alone, scared, and pointlessly. This was long overdue," Maddock said.
Breitbart is
reporting that other Republican members of the House of Representatives are joining the cause:
State Rep. Matt Maddock (R) announced via Parler that he is joining with Reps. Daire Rendon (R), Beau LaFave (R), Ryan Berman (R), and Shane Hernandez (R) on the effort. He said incoming legislators Ken Borton (R) and Steve Carra (R) are supportive, as well.
State Sens. Dan Lauwers (R) and Lana Theis (R) are also backing impeachment, Maddock said.
Maddock posted a list of reasons for why he believed Whitmer should be impeached:
- Ignored court orders.
- Violated our Constitutional rights.
- Completely ignored due process and the legislature.
- Weaponized contact tracing databases to aid democrat campaigns.
- Using our kids as political pawns and denied special needs students who depend on the services that occur during in-person classes. Caused the unnecessary death of thousands of our vulnerable elderly who died alone and scared in nursing homes.
Comment:
UPDATE 11/15/20:
Trump's Coronavirus advisor has rightfully pushed back on Whitmer's draconian and politically-motivated new restrictions - and the brainwashed and propagandized woke mob responded predictably: The obvious irony of it all is that most if not all of the violence we've been seeing has been coming from the Left.
If attacking conservatives in the streets is done by leftists, that's 'ok'.
But all of this likely to change soon as the naturally conservative majority is forced into taking a stand by out-of-control government.
Update 11/16/20:
The Gateway Pundit is reporting that State Representative Matt Maddock (R) will be starting impeachment proceedings against Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer: Breitbart is reporting that other Republican members of the House of Representatives are joining the cause: