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White House looks at domestic travel restrictions as virus variant surges in Florida
AP ^ | 2/10/2021 | AP

Posted on 02/11/2021 5:57:33 AM PST by Onthebrink

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering whether to impose domestic travel restrictions, including on Florida, fearful that coronavirus mutations are threatening to reverse hard-fought progress on the pandemic.

Outbreaks of the new variants — including a highly contagious one first identified in the United Kingdom, as well as others from South Africa and Brazil that scientists worry can evade existing vaccines — have lent urgency to a review of potential travel restrictions within the United States, one federal official said.

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


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Politics; Science
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19; florida; joebiden
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1 posted on 02/11/2021 5:57:33 AM PST by Onthebrink
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Legally and logistically, I doubt the federal government has any ability to actually implement any domestic travel restrictions on any citizen. This is mindless blather from Biden’s WH and the puppet press.


2 posted on 02/11/2021 5:59:40 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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Now that they have the people controlled, can’t release that grip.

My neighbors will gladly submit. They say: “People are dying!!!”

I want to vomit when I think of how sissified Americans have become.


3 posted on 02/11/2021 5:59:49 AM PST by brownsfan (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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The powers that be will never let this restriction go. It’s too good. There will always be a “variant” for them to take advantage of. If they require two masks that’s when I go nuclear. I’m almost there now.


4 posted on 02/11/2021 6:01:42 AM PST by HighSierra5
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We don’t even have control over the Mexican border. The Feds think they can control tens of thousands of miles of State borders? LOL! What a joke.


5 posted on 02/11/2021 6:02:26 AM PST by BBQToadRibs2
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“Gov. Ron DeSantis has kept Florida’s economy open even as the virus and its variants spread.”

This is yet another move by Biden to punish Orange State Bad.


6 posted on 02/11/2021 6:04:19 AM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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If they require two masks that’s when I go nuclear.

Don’t do that, wait for them to impose the three mask rule, the one over your rear to stop farts from escaping. Probably coming next from the bidet bunch given their entire work history would make them good for work in a movie theater, sucking the farts out of seats (before the 3mask rule)


7 posted on 02/11/2021 6:05:03 AM PST by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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Its unconstitutional .
I hope they try to ban Yankee Dems and Cali Commies from moving here .
I see more and more Cali State Killer voters cars on the streets here .
God help us.
8 posted on 02/11/2021 6:05:36 AM PST by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalist )
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“While COVID-19 cases in Florida have declined in recent weeks, the U.K. variant has spread rapidly in the state during that time. It now accounts for up to 15% of new cases in Florida, according to estimates from a team of researchers modeling the variant’s growth across the country — up from about 1% at the beginning of January.“

This says cases in FL are down..


9 posted on 02/11/2021 6:06:22 AM PST by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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impose domestic travel restrictions, including on Florida

People are reading this as just Florida. Not sure why, it isn't at all what it says. It seems like everywhere they feel like it.

We will all be living in tents if they start this up.

10 posted on 02/11/2021 6:08:28 AM PST by riri (Hope is not a strategy at this point- Sam Andrews)
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Lots of xenophobia against the people of U.K, South Africa and Brazil in this news article. Shameful.


11 posted on 02/11/2021 6:09:59 AM PST by Hessian (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
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Perhaps “Travel restrictions” preventing illegals from storming our borders would be more appropriate.

Is there an adult anywhere in the decision matrix?


12 posted on 02/11/2021 6:10:58 AM PST by AFret.
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I have to give the Trump-haters credit on this ‘variant’ crap. I don’t even believe it’s real - it’s just something being done to keep a foot on the public.

To put it another way, if the ‘variant’ (LOL) doesn’t affect the vaccines or treatment, then WHO THE HELL CARES even if it did exist.

(and I’m not even a FluBro, but this is getting really silly)


13 posted on 02/11/2021 6:12:32 AM PST by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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Where are your papers?

We are sliding fast towards the edge.


14 posted on 02/11/2021 6:13:41 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE (CENSORSHIP = VIOLENCE)
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Where are your papers?

We are sliding fast towards the edge.


15 posted on 02/11/2021 6:14:11 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE (CENSORSHIP = VIOLENCE)
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Never let a crisis go to waste, especially when you can punish the people of Florida for Ron DeSantis. I don't care, I live in paradise and don't need to go anywhere else.
16 posted on 02/11/2021 6:19:17 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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Exactly, I’d like to see some snow, but I can be just as happy at the beach..


17 posted on 02/11/2021 6:20:35 AM PST by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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Made up crap to hurt Florida and their Trump supporting governor.


18 posted on 02/11/2021 6:23:23 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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NOTHING Prevents the Florida Governor form ORDERING ALL Federal Employee’s be QUARANTINED for their own Safety, for the duration of the virus.


19 posted on 02/11/2021 6:24:23 AM PST by eyeamok
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Same here. They DISGUST me. Freaking sheep.


20 posted on 02/11/2021 6:27:05 AM PST by rep-always
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