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Gotta admit, this seems a bit totalitarian in my book, folks.

Now, do I understand the necessity? Yes. But does it portend a dangerous precedent? Absolutely.

Let the New Yorkers come forward voluntarily and let them get tested and self-quarantine. But not this...

1 posted on 03/28/2020 9:50:43 AM PDT by USA Conservative
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I find this very hard to believe.

Show me the warrant, officer.


2 posted on 03/28/2020 9:53:11 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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Will there be an anal probe? I stop at the anal probe.


3 posted on 03/28/2020 9:54:18 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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This is not a conspiracy theory it is the very definition of a police state. for a virus that is not killing any more than a seasonal flu so I guess every year we should just lock things down for six months and let the government control us because we might get sick


4 posted on 03/28/2020 9:54:37 AM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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Will the National Guard spread the caronavirus? Uh, oh.


5 posted on 03/28/2020 9:55:43 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Folks, this is not turning everyone into actual Zombies. This is like the flu.

If we saw ICUs dealing with the 300,000-600,000 flu patients dying every year, we’d freak out, too, but we don’t and are happy with the deaths.

We don’t have mechanisms to know all those who have or have had COVID-19, so the few few with it in hospitals makes us think it kills everyone who gets it. It doesn’t, at all.

6 posted on 03/28/2020 9:56:03 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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An executive order signed by Raimondo on Thursday imposes a mandatory quarantine on anyone who enters RI through passenger vehicle, train or bus from New York. The travellers must provide their information to law enforcement and self quarantine for two weeks — as well as anyone who has been to New York in the last two weeks.

A governor can sign any piece of paper...the question is (besides if it's Constitutional, or not) is enforcement...Rhode Island, due to size, may have the ability to patrol it's entry points much easier than say, Arizona, Texas, etc.

7 posted on 03/28/2020 9:56:27 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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BULL!

The idea that going door to door to establish potential contacts is NUTZ!

It would accomplish NOTHING, because the information is UNRELIABLE!!

10 posted on 03/28/2020 9:58:19 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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Just because the ACLU thinks this is unconstitutional does not make it so.


11 posted on 03/28/2020 9:58:45 AM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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What are they doing, looking for NY license plates?


13 posted on 03/28/2020 10:04:44 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I trust President Trump.)
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“ Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he is activating the Texas National Guard in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the state, which had at least 76 positive cases as of Tuesday.“

What exactly does “at least 76 positive cases” mean?


14 posted on 03/28/2020 10:08:01 AM PDT by Meatspace
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http://www.governor.ri.gov/newsroom/orders/


16 posted on 03/28/2020 10:10:00 AM PDT by DBrow
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What if the search consists of knocking on the door and asking if “so and so, who agreed to self-quarantine is in?”

We could use ankle bracelets, but we don’t have enough.


17 posted on 03/28/2020 10:12:11 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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So the liberals who favor sanctuary for illegals are hunting down refugees from New York. Hypocrites.


18 posted on 03/28/2020 10:16:47 AM PDT by PAR35
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I never hesitate to give my opinion. This shows how quickly the politicians revert to their true mode of action: fascism — the state, and nothing but the state.

Now the folks are prepared for the next time when the guard is activated. Only it will be for a lesser crisis. The time after that, for an even lesser crisis.

Effectively, we are under martial law.

The politicians have killed the economy and endangered our lives. They are incompetent to help us in a crisis, but they are very eager to seize power and rule with an iron fist.

The march to totalitarianism seems inevitable. Government starts out as benevolent, then amasses power, and to keep its power, tightens the screws on the public. The public complains, and government gets a wrench to do further tightening. At some point it crosses the threshold for fascism, but no one calls it that because it took so many years to get there.

The US Constitution was the best we could do. Politicians did everything they could to subvert the Constitution, invalidating its provisions, while professing mendaciously that they respect the Constitution. Example: unreasonable search. If they find you with more cash than they think you should have, they take it. For them, the Constitution is an annoying obstacle, that they just walk around.


19 posted on 03/28/2020 10:17:18 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The US media is the most destructive, mendacious irresponsible institution that there is.)
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I printed up some cards with my name and #, saying “call me” with questions. That should help avoid escalation.


22 posted on 03/28/2020 10:21:22 AM PDT by BobL
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If they can have roadblocks for potential DUI they can do this. ACLU would oppose because they want the virus to spread. I would say as a minimum if a NY car goes out of state, stop ‘em and make ‘em take a virus test. NY needs to pay for its open schools, street demonstrations against China travel along with the open subways.


23 posted on 03/28/2020 10:21:37 AM PDT by Lagmeister ( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
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If the vision of uniformed soldiers going house to house down America's streets doesn't make you sick to your stomach, you must not have read much history.

Unless the country has been invaded and the military is looking for guerillas, there is no justification for this. I don't care how virulent this "pandemic" is.

25 posted on 03/28/2020 10:23:02 AM PDT by IronJack
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[[76 positive cases as of Tuesday. ]]

76 whole cases? Oh my- shut down the state- put everyone out of business- break everyone financially- oh, and then break out the national guard-

Doubt this story is true-


28 posted on 03/28/2020 10:31:20 AM PDT by Bob434
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Such an “order” violates the Privileges and Immunities clause of article 4, United States constitution. It also violates the long- understood Right to Travel and rights of new people in your state to the same benefits as older residents. Further, it is inconsistent on its face with equal protection of the law


29 posted on 03/28/2020 10:34:57 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they are excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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Can everybody here say:

SIG HEIL

??


31 posted on 03/28/2020 10:39:03 AM PDT by eyeamok
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