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Coronavirus: 2,500 protesters rally against Washington stay-at-home orders
KIRO ^ | Updated: April 19, 2020 - 5:14 PM | : KIRO 7 News Staff

Posted on 04/19/2020 7:24:36 PM PDT by TaxPayer2000

SEATTLE — Thousands of people gathered at the Washington state Capitol to protest Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

In Olympia on Sunday, some protesters wore masks, while others waved American flags.

The Washington State Patrol said an estimated 2,500 people showed up to the protest. No arrests were made.

Tyler Miller, one of the organizers of the event, had said rural areas should be treated differently than more urban locations with more coronavirus cases.

Earlier Sunday, Inslee decried President Donald Trump’s call to “liberate” parts of the country from social-distancing decrees, saying Trump is fomenting a potentially deadly “insubordination” before the pandemic is contained.

The latest statewide death toll as reported by the Department of Health had reached 634 deaths among 11,790 confirmed coronavirus cases as of 11:59 p.m. Saturday.

Here’s a breakdown of some of the counties with the highest totals: King County has 346 deaths among 5,135 cases; Snohomish County has 94 deaths among 2,101 cases; and Pierce County has 32 deaths among 1,109 cases.

Click here to see where other counties in the state stand.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: again; covidiots; inslee; millionsdidnt; minority; olympia; protest; seattle; shutdown; snallturnout; trump; wa; washington
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To: Zhang Fei
I too live in Whatcom County.

Even if Jaykass Insleeze kissed my ass, I still refuse to follow his edicts which are not lawful or constitutional. His edicts are nothing more than suggestions not orders for that reason. His suggestions violate easily the 1st, 2nd and 4th Amendments of the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment. He cannot choose arbitrarily which businesses shall close and which shall stay open.

Of course Insleeze thinks his serfs are all stupid and irresponsible in that we can't police ourselves. It's obvious Insleeze has the servant and master thing backwards. Imagine a grown man, Insleeze, telling us to rat out our neighbors! This man is a disgrace!

“Stay at home” is not to quarantine. Separating the sick from the healthy and allowing the healthy to go on with their lives is. What Insleeze has done is nothing short of soft martial law.

I will not comply. And the protests in this state are only going to grow. All we have to fear is cowardice!

“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.”
-— Benjamin Franklin

161 posted on 04/21/2020 3:05:12 PM PDT by A44MAGNUT
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To: Meatspace

So, no concerts or sorts events during flu season?


162 posted on 04/21/2020 5:00:33 PM PDT by ARW
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To: caww

****If that were always possible we would not have food banks and distribution of meals for children now. Nor would there be food stamps needed to feed families who go through tough times..Kids are not starving here they are being fed.

Get it? ****

That is the most IGNORANT reply I have ever seen. If NO ONE is WORKING to PAY for GOVERNMENT programs to feed the poor, there will be NO WAY to feed the poor.

Get it?


163 posted on 04/21/2020 5:04:34 PM PDT by ResponseAbility (The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
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To: ARW

As for concerts, two music festivals, and a few stand alone shows that I planned to attend were cancelled. It will be quite some time before music venues will again be operating.


164 posted on 04/21/2020 5:14:45 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
There are only 3 high infection rates, NY, NJ, Louisiana the rest of the country have EXTREMELY LOW numbers OPEN UP NOW!!!

Partner, we have such wide open spaces that there is no way this ChiCom virus should even be in these places.

I have been to the western part of New York state and it is so really agrarian and small towns and that is it compared to NYC.

165 posted on 04/21/2020 5:57:08 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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To: Meatspace

No, if you want to prevent deaths from airborne pathogens then all large gatherings will need to banned every year during flu season. After all, you don’t want Johnny infecting grandma when he gets home.


166 posted on 04/21/2020 5:57:21 PM PDT by ARW
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To: TaxPayer2000
They have a solid point:

Check this out:

Click here for excellent perspective on Wuhanic Plague by Professor and noted Epidemiologist Knut Wittkowski

167 posted on 04/21/2020 7:07:39 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Daniel Ramsey
I have been saying since the beginning of this that we should all be armed with spray bottles of disinfectant and go after it, not hunker down at home like a bunch of cowards

maintaining LIBERTY is a constant battle, it could be won with spray bottles of disinfectant

this entire concept of a deep state Virus Industrial Complex needs to get eradicated before it has us under socialist control

168 posted on 04/21/2020 7:37:38 PM PDT by KTM rider ( .......than to post and remove all doubt)
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To: bryan999

The brown noser, Bob Duffy, that was just put in charge by Cuomo to open up Upstate NY went on record as daying:
“There’s no timeline”
and
“Cuomo is the ultimate decision maker.”


169 posted on 04/22/2020 3:34:09 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: caww

vaccines in the past such as for polio and small pox were not developed in a CCP or USSR lab.

Today we are totally dependent on the CCP for not only practically all manufactured goods, but medical supplies and medicines.

President Trump ripped the bandaid off which should have been done a long time ago.

I would NOT trust any vaccine eminating from China or directed by one world Soros orgs such as WHO, especially not now.


170 posted on 04/22/2020 3:44:52 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: AbolishCSEU

.....”I would NOT trust any vaccine eminating from China or directed by one world Soros orgs such as WHO, especially not now”.......

The US is working at a vaccine.


171 posted on 04/22/2020 3:49:33 AM PDT by caww
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To: Meatspace

I’m sure everyone will be waiting breathlessly for your report in 5-10 days /s


172 posted on 04/22/2020 10:21:47 AM PDT by LibertyWoman
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To: LibertyWoman

“I’m sure everyone will be waiting breathlessly for your report in 5-10 days /s”

Being that HIPPA regulations rightly protect patients’ privacy the names of persons that undergo any type of medical treatment are not released to the public.

So we never know the names, unless they release their own names, the names of those who fall ill. That’s the way it should be.


173 posted on 04/22/2020 10:48:44 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

Living has many risks. What are you going to do?


174 posted on 04/22/2020 3:37:58 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: hal ogen

“What are you going to do?”

My family and I will make decisions that will hopefully reduce our chances of being infected.

We believe it is better choice than to make decisions that will increase our chances of being infected.


175 posted on 04/22/2020 4:03:57 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: TaxPayer2000
I am so sick of this hysteria. MILLIONS die every day around the world from various diseases and/or underlying conditions, many due to their own life choices.

WE ALL DIE! <
Open up my United States of America!

176 posted on 04/25/2020 11:10:31 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Also LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: Meatspace

If our bodies have no immunity to this virus, won’t we all become infected by it, sooner or later? I thought that the 15, then 30 days was to “slow the spread”. It is time to protect the vulnerable and let those who want to work, go back to work. Draconian rules such as ... no curbside delivery for small business owners whose product is not essential to survival should be relaxed.


177 posted on 04/25/2020 11:16:50 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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