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Judge denies CDC's request to keep COVID-19 cruise restrictions, cites 'use and misuse of governmental power'
FOXBusiness ^ | 7/7/2021 | Paul Best

Posted on 07/07/2021 6:12:17 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan

A federal judge denied the CDC's request to keep COVID-19 restrictions on cruises in place in Florida past July 18, writing that the agency "can show no factor that outweighs the need to conclude an unwarranted and unprecedented exercise of governmental power."

U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday originally ruled against the CDC last month, granting a preliminary injunction that will turn the Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) into nonbinding guidelines on July 18.

The CDC appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and requested a stay on Tuesday, but Merryday dismissed that motion on Wednesday.

"Although CDC invariably garnishes the argument with dire prospects of ‘transmission’ of COVID-19 aboard a cruise vessel, these dark allusions dismiss state and local health authorities, the industry’s self-regulation, and the thorough and costly preparations and accommodations by all concerned to avoid ‘transmission’ and to confine and control the ‘transmission,’ if one occurs," Merryday wrote Wednesday.

He continued, "More to the point, this action is not about what health precautions against COVID-19 are necessary or helpful aboard a cruise ship; this action is about the use and misuse of governmental power."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cdc; courtdecision; cruises; districtchiefjudge; fl; florida; floridajudge; grabbypoppyjudge; mdflorida; stevendmerryday; stevenmerryday

1 posted on 07/07/2021 6:12:17 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Up yours Fauci.


2 posted on 07/07/2021 6:14:12 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

‘use and misuse of governmental power’ = the Democrats to a t


3 posted on 07/07/2021 6:15:51 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Where is the CDC’s quick, accurate, antigen test?

The CDC are useless.


4 posted on 07/07/2021 6:23:24 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: Capt. Tom

PING


5 posted on 07/07/2021 6:24:26 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Right Wing Vegan

It is time to book a cruise!


6 posted on 07/07/2021 6:31:42 PM PDT by Fai Mao (I don't think we have enough telephone poles.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

The rules about Covid and global warming are empty suggestions from clueless leaders.


7 posted on 07/07/2021 9:35:47 PM PDT by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Do Not Submit


8 posted on 07/08/2021 12:51:35 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Fai Mao

I am already booked with MSC cruises in September, and assuming that goes well, I will book another in December.


9 posted on 07/27/2021 5:01:06 PM PDT by entropy12 (President Trump was the force behind warp speed availability of vaccines for Americans. )
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