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AG Barr: ‘Draconian’ Coronavirus Restrictions Represent ‘Continuing Encroachment on Personal Liberty
Breitbart.com ^ | 4/9/2020 | Penny Starr

Posted on 04/09/2020 10:38:39 AM PDT by rktman

Attorney General William Barr expressed concerns in an interview on Wednesday that “draconian” measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus will come at the cost of freedom for the American people.

“I’m very concerned about the slippery slope in terms of continuing encroachments on personal liberty,” Barr said. “I do think during the emergency, appropriate, reasonable steps are fine.”

Barr said in the Fox interview that the Justice Department will continue to track any actions that “restrict people’s liberty.”

The restrictions have not only limited personal freedom, but have also devastated the American economy, with millions of jobs lost and small businesses across the country folding.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: aclu; barr; eeyoreparty; eeyorewhining; freedom; hysteria; liberty; shutdown
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Perhaps the aclu will be busy staring in late May early June with a LOT of law suits. Especially seeing some of the abuses being reported across the country.
1 posted on 04/09/2020 10:38:39 AM PDT by rktman
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AG Barr positioning himself as a savior of personal liberties?

Randy Weaver’s wife and son were unavailable for comment.


2 posted on 04/09/2020 10:41:35 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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“Perhaps the aclu … “

Fat friggin’ chance. Herding the sheep is important to the left, so the ACLU will leave this one alone.


3 posted on 04/09/2020 10:41:39 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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Good!!!
This is the second article I have seen on FR where Barr is weighing in. I wonder if there is an internal movement to fight back against Zachary Smith and Maureen Robinson. I’d love to know where Stephen Miller is in all this.


4 posted on 04/09/2020 10:42:28 AM PDT by PlateOfShrimp
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To: rktman

Politicians know that if you scare the women you can get anything you want.


5 posted on 04/09/2020 10:43:19 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: rktman

So do corrupt politicians.


6 posted on 04/09/2020 10:43:24 AM PDT by Leep (It's another day in stir.)
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The restrictions have not only limited personal freedom, but have also devastated the American economy, with millions of jobs lost and small businesses across the country folding.

Bernie and his supporters have been salivating for 3 weeks and can't believe their every wish has come true. That's probably why Bernie Quit, the Job is Done!
7 posted on 04/09/2020 10:46:22 AM PDT by eyeamok
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This may be the first shot across the bow of any state governor who thinks he’s going to maintain a police state after the “national emergency” is modified.


8 posted on 04/09/2020 10:47:51 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("And somewhere in the darkness ... the gambler, he broke even.")
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And it is past due.

Norski.


9 posted on 04/09/2020 10:50:27 AM PDT by Norski
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3833193/posts

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3830624/posts

So given the state’s unprecedented direct air access to China, and given its large expatriate and tourist Chinese communities, especially in its huge denser metropolitan corridors in Los Angeles and the Bay Area, it could be that what thousands of Californians experienced as an unusually “early” and “bad” flu season might have also reflected an early coronavirus epidemic, suggesting that many more Californians per capita than in other states may have acquired immunity to the virus...

Looks like we have done all this for no reason...

The CDC panicked...where were they before January..doing nothing it looks like


10 posted on 04/09/2020 10:52:10 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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If he is a Democrat and a collaborator with China he is going to get a shot over his bow or possibly shot.


11 posted on 04/09/2020 11:02:07 AM PDT by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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Perhaps if bagpipe Barr would’ve done his job of jailing the mutiny swamp creatures he would’ve had better leverage with his words! BARR=SESSIONS...BASTARDS!!


12 posted on 04/09/2020 11:04:09 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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Politicians know that if you scare the women you can get anything you want.

Part of the maternal instinct.

13 posted on 04/09/2020 11:05:11 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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I swear I had it at the end of January, first time sick in over 20 years, got it from my daughter who works in a hospital, and some of her friends and coworkers that had it, had it real bad for a couple weeks


14 posted on 04/09/2020 11:07:35 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: RoseofTexas

Why he still has a cheerleading squad here is beyond me. Some just like to hand out participation trophies, I guess.


15 posted on 04/09/2020 11:07:53 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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“Randy Weaver’s wife and son were unavailable for comment.”
_______________________________-

Some of us haven’t forgotten.


16 posted on 04/09/2020 11:12:29 AM PDT by xenia ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell)
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Just damn.

We live in interesting times.


17 posted on 04/09/2020 11:12:59 AM PDT by glock rocks (orange man bad-ass)
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The perfect perfect way to get out of the Fauci/Brix “listen to the experts” box.


18 posted on 04/09/2020 11:18:15 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: rktman

Lawyers are already sending out mass mailings urging businesses to sign up with the law firm so the law firm can sue the businesses regarding their business interruption insurance. Texas is being papered with these mailers.

Then there are the coming lawsuits by various businesses against various government agencies and heads of the government agencies. For unconstitutional takings, for violation of due process, etc, etc.

One thing I have learned. If you want a steady job and little worry about your future get a government job and/or run for office. Please! Any of you run for office please. These morons, excepting a few like Trump, simply don’t understand or care about money. On one hand they are destroying their tax base but on the other they don’t have an inkling or thought about reducing the size of their government agency. They don’t seem to have the ability to understand that their “revenue” is getting squashed.


19 posted on 04/09/2020 11:20:22 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (1218 - NEVER FORGET!)
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It could be argued that he’s never participated.


20 posted on 04/09/2020 11:20:29 AM PDT by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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