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| Do---or do not. There is no try. |
That’s not what happened yesterday (Wednesday). First, Ms. Luther was technically jailed for civil contempt of court, or more accurately, not bowing down to and kissing the ring of a notoriously egotistical Dallas civil district court judge. What Governor Abbott did was amend his original statewide order to make punishment for violating it “fine only” with no jail time, and while he made it retroactive, there’s a catch in this case because in most states—-including Texas—-a governor cannot simply order that a person in jail be freed for a contempt of court charge. Today (Thursday), just before 11:00 Dallas time, the Texas Supreme Court (which is the civil counterpart to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals), issued an order for her release no later than 4:00 p.m. today. | |||
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The article that I read said he made the order retro-active to specifically include her which would cause the Texas Supreme Court to take that action. | |||
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| Big Stack |
There's a lot or long standing legal precedent giving the government wide latitude to deal with epidemics. Remember, a lot of this country's history predated modern medicine, and the only way to control an epidemic was to impose what we're now calling a lockdown. They were probably even more draconian back then. They got run up the flagpole, and since there was nothing else that could be done, the courts went along. Those ruling are now valid precedent.
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As snoris said above, she was actually jailed for contempt of court, not for violating the order. Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. - Dave Barry "Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it) | |||
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| Gracie Allen is my personal savior! |
So it's based on a survey, which is basically a poll, but -
http://www.yahoo.com/news/shoc...ently-200545019.html Sooo, draconian social controls didn't work? Maybe it's time to re-examine how we're doing the whole shutdown thing. Interesting, though, isn't it? Cuomo's big concern wasn't finding out how the coronavirus is affecting those who've sheltered in place. Instead, he wanted to make sure and say that government's done all it possibly can and that the blame for this should therefore be imputed to the people who are sick. You know, "blame the victims". Well, Andrew, maybe your thoughtless kneejerk control freak bullshit just doesn't work because it's only thoughtless kneejerk control freak bullshit!!! | |||
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According to Cuomo's graph, 18% (Nursing home) + 66% (home) + 4% (assisted living facility) = 88% who were NOT out in public. So yeah, lets lock everyone down!  __________________________________ NRA Benefactor I lost all my weapons in a boating, umm, accident. http://www.aufamily.com/forums/ | |||
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| Do---or do not. There is no try. |
In my haste to get my previous post up, I made a couple of goofs. It’s correct now. Sorry about that. | |||
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Fortified with Sleestak |
I agree. Obviously there are a lot of unknowns this early in the game but I think they will have to modify this at some point. I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
Meat is the new toilet paper .  The past two trips to Aldi and their meat section was stripped bare and closed off except for a few stray packs of sausage. Now seeing reports of people paying $7 and higher A POUND for ground beef when they can even find it. Ironically that same Aldi had a ton of toilet paper, something I’ve not seen since mid March. | |||
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| Ol' Jack always says... what the hell. |
It was likely that early on too. For about two weeks you had to be there when they restocked or you didn't get much fresh meat. | |||
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| Big Stack |
It's not like people couldn't see this coming down the 'pike. I started stocking up three weeks ago. Even got some decent prices. The meatpacking plants are starting to open up again. I figure the shortages should be a month long, event.
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| Coin Sniper |
Michigan just got 2 more weeks added to our sentence. Memorial Day is now wrecked state wide. Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie |
The stores here are well stocked, with everything. I actually brought home a couple of rolls of TP from my ship expecting the shortage to still be on. Nope, the shelves are overflowing with asswipe. No shortage of meat at the moment. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
How are the grocery stores stocked? My parents will be going up at the end of the month. My wife and 2 of our kids will be flying up June 4 while my eldest and I will be driving up the same day. We'll be going to our houses (parents' and ours on 20 acres) on Lake Huron between Rogers City and Cheboygan. | |||
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| Coin Sniper |
Bring your own meat, canned goods, bread, most frozen products, toilet paper and paper towels. Other than that... Fine. Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys 343 - Never Forget Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. | |||
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People are getting a bit hateful here in Possum Fart, VA. Hope Gov Coonman lifts restrictions soon. We can’t get any new hires because most people make more money sitting at home and corporate would rather go under than raise wages enough to encourage more applications. One guy that did apply failed his drug test.  | |||
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| Never miss an opportunity to be Batman!  |
A little light but true humor: Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
I guess I'll have to bring the 5th wheel up then. | |||
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WTF???? When did the bitch do this, today? So, what's the new date now? We're imprisoned until mid-June? Shit. What about offices opening back up on the 15th of this month? Going effing stir crazy. | |||
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| Freethinker |
Update from the Military Times: Only people who were hospitalized with the disease are now being barred. As I suspected, though, it appears that uncertainties about long-term effects are driving the issue. From the article: “With so little research available on the long-term implications of a COVID-19 infection, MEPCOM is erring on the side of caution. Preliminary studies have found significant lung damage in COVID-19 patients, which could affect fitness for combat in a service member. There are also questions as to whether the antibodies provide any protection against re-infection, or if one bout with coronavirus could make a person more susceptible to another.” LINK “I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz This life is a drill. It is only a drill. If it had been a real life, you would have been given instructions about where to go and what to do. | |||
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