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White House denies its weighing national curfew over coronavirus outbreak
NY Post ^ | March 16, 2020

Posted on 03/16/2020 9:40:35 AM PDT by deplorableindc

The White House on Monday denied that it’s considering a national curfew in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

“That’s not even in the realm of things we’re asking governors for,” said Katie Miller, a spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19.

“There are a lot of rumors,” Miller said. “I promise you, I’m sitting in every single meeting… so I can give you guys a yes or no.”

Jim Scuitto of CNN tweeted Monday morning: “There are active discussions within the Trump administration to encourage a possible ‘curfew’ across the nation in which non-essential businesses would have to close by a certain time each night.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19; curfew; mikepence
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To: deplorableindc
Still less than 200K cases world wide, China by far the hardest hit : https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
41 posted on 03/16/2020 10:25:45 AM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING)
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To: deplorableindc

I don’t understand the logic of imposing a curfew for health reasons.
Seems like martial law would be more efficient than a half-step curfew (No, Im not *advocating* martial law.)
With a curfew, wouldn’t people still be spreading it, only earlier in the evening?
Don’t most older, frail people keep earlier hours anyway?

Of course, if the primary objective is to tank the economy & facilitate rioting, shutting down nightlife makes perfect sense.


42 posted on 03/16/2020 10:29:38 AM PDT by mumblypeg
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To: SecondAmendment

And out of the 80K+ cases from China 50K+ cases from the Hubei (i.e. Wuhan) area ...


43 posted on 03/16/2020 10:30:37 AM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING)
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To: Antoninus

In my little neck of the cornfield, they already roll up the sidewalks at sunset

My IN governor is supposed to speak at 2:30, so we’ll see what he does besides joining the surrounding states and closing the bars and restaurants.

they closed all casinos this morning


44 posted on 03/16/2020 10:32:23 AM PDT by digger48
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To: Alberta's Child

“Right. And Congress is getting ready to vote on legislation to overturn the President’s international travel restrictions.”

Useless they can’t do anything anyway in this situation. We are one step away from their dissolution.


45 posted on 03/16/2020 10:34:43 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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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Amen.


46 posted on 03/16/2020 10:42:22 AM PDT by warsaw44
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To: deplorableindc

Trump just tweeted that Gov. Cuomo needs to “do more”.

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47 posted on 03/16/2020 10:42:55 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: deplorableindc

I wonder if these bastards would like it if the POTUS suspended Habeas Corpus and threw them in jail for violating the first amendment.


48 posted on 03/16/2020 10:43:21 AM PDT by crz
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To: deplorableindc
Jim Scuitto of CNN tweeted Monday morning: “There are active discussions within the Trump administration to encourage a possible ‘curfew’ across the nation in which non-essential businesses would have to close by a certain time each night.”

That's meaningless. "Within the Trump Administration" could literally include any of the hundreds of thousands of people employed within the Executive Branch. And if two of them are talking among each other about it, that's a "discussion within the Trump Administration".

More importantly, the federal government would lack any power to enforce a national curfew anyway. The only entities capable of enforcing that are state/local police, and they are under the sole control of governors -- the President has no authority at all to "nationalize" them.

49 posted on 03/16/2020 10:52:49 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Alberta's Child

“A national curfew is basically unenforceable.”

True, and if the cops do want to arrest you for “being out after curfew”, just start coughing. You think they are going to put you in the squad car then?


50 posted on 03/16/2020 10:54:33 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: deplorableindc

CNN: Rumor Central


51 posted on 03/16/2020 11:00:30 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

52 posted on 03/16/2020 3:08:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: JoSixChip
>>> I think we are just about at a tipping point.

I'm glad you are smarter than the White House Task Force and all of their doctors and even Pence. I'm not sure what we would do without your guidance.

Oh - BTW - they're saying this in their "PanCAP Adapted U .S. Government COVID- 19 Response Plan:" - "A pandemic will last 18 months or longer and could include multiple waves of illness." - Yes - that is a DIRECT quote from the White House Team (HHS Secretary).

Here's another: "Continue to reinforce home isolation strategies and ensure that those who are most at risk and severely ill are able to receive care. Recommend significantly limiting public gatherings and cancellation of almost all sporting events, performances, and public and private meetings that can not be convened by phone Consider school closures. Issuewidespread “ stay at home” directives for public and private organizations, with nearly 100 % telework for some, although critical public services and infrastructure may need to retain skeleton crews."

And here you guys were blaming EVERY DEMOCRAT for their actions - when all they were doing was following the directions of the Trump team (which is what I tried to tell you people was going on). Shame on you.

53 posted on 03/17/2020 11:25:10 PM PDT by NELSON111 (Congress: The Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog s<how. Theater for sheep. My politics determines my "hero")
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To: NELSON111
I'm glad you are smarter than the White House Task Force and all of their doctors and even Pence.

Sometimes a little perspective and common sense will go a long way.
54 posted on 03/17/2020 11:27:59 PM PDT by JoSixChip (I no longer support this government)
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To: JoSixChip

Then go to the WH and offer your services. Because I have a copy of the response plan - and it isn’t what you all have been predicting. So - you guys need to vote third party because Trump isn’t smart enough to put good people in charge.


55 posted on 03/17/2020 11:30:09 PM PDT by NELSON111 (Congress: The Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog s<how. Theater for sheep. My politics determines my "hero")
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To: NELSON111

I’m not saying you’re a freak, but you are acting freakishly. Just sayin.


56 posted on 03/17/2020 11:46:14 PM PDT by JoSixChip (I no longer support this government)
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To: JoSixChip
Yeah - like the president. Right? So - If I follow the president's "U. S. Government COVID - 19 Response Plan: UNCLASSIFIED OFFICIAL USE ONLY NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE" - dated 13 March 2020 - and read it carefully - I'm acting freakishly.

Your cognitive dissonance is astounding.

I guess we just can't trust Trump. Thanks for pointing it out.

57 posted on 03/17/2020 11:59:19 PM PDT by NELSON111 (Congress: The Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog s<how. Theater for sheep. My politics determines my "hero")
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