Posted on 04/21/2020 3:33:14 PM PDT by Bruiser 10
Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s draconian executive orders mandating business closures and stay-at-home status for all residents has been rejected by county commissioners in Franklin County. The motion passed unanimously. Now, the legal battles may or may not begin but in the immediate future, the county is official reopened for business.
“I move that Franklin County end recognition of the governor’s stay at home emergency proclamation that is now deemed unconstitutional. We support the reopening for all builders and small businesses that want to work,” Commissioner Clint Didier said during a meeting Tuesday morning.
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One of my brothers was born up the road at Moses Lake Air Force Base.
Now, the legal battles may or may not begin but in the immediate future, the county is official reopened for business
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The courts are closed anyway so open business!
I was born in Richland and am still in Richland.
Within the next week or two there will be a flood of rule counties telling the city states to go @#%& themselves.
The thing is anybody in that county who is afraid of the virus can STILL curl up down in the basement for all anybody cares. And they cab do so for exactly as long as they damn well please.
I haven’t checked for a few days, but as recently as three or four days ago, 16 or 17 counties in Washington hadn’t had a single CV death, and 6 or 7 other counties had had fewer than 5. 90% of the deaths have been in the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett corridor.
Yessss!
Bump
If that’s what the people want...go for it.
It would be interesting to track what happens. Not judging or advocating any action...it’s a small enough cross section that you can get a good study from it.
Bttt.
5.56mm
god bless these men... time for the other Eastern WA counties to step up now.
Exactly right. If you are old, have co-morbidities, or are just afraid, simply stay home. Hopefully nursing homes won’t allow people in who might be carriers.
We have cousins in Richland. DOE.
I used to go visit my grandparents all the time in Ellensburg and Cle Elum. Late 1970’s.
But releasing felons into society to protect them from catching COVID in prison was a humanitarian gesture; rest of you folks stay inside your house or else.
I am sitting at my desk in Benton County immediately to the south of Franklin County and home to two or the three large towns that make up the Tri-Cities area. We are number 4 on the list of cities after Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. Don’t be surprised if the Benton County Commission is next to reject Inslee’s edicts. We’re done with this stuff.
I wish you people out there luck
You may be leading the way.
If you like your hibernation you can keep your hibernation.
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