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2020-03-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Rhode Island Governor Tells New Yorkers They'll Hunt Them Down to Stop Wuhan Coronavirus Spread
[Town Hall] President Trump is mulling a 14-day quarantine for the Tri-State area, but Rhode Island’s Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo has already gone DEFCON 1 with regards to containing the spread into her state: she’s giving the green light for the National Guard and state law enforcement agencies to stop New Yorkers from coming into the state. It’s no exaggeration. Some New Yorkers have summer homes in the state and Gov. Raimondo said they will be going door-to-door to search these residences. Anyone from New York discovered will be ordered into self-quarantine for 14 days.

Anyone driving into the state with New York license plates can be pulled over by the police. As for bus stops, airports, and Amtrak stations, the National Guard will be stationed there. Raimondo’s order is clear to those from the Empire State: We’re closed. Of course, the local American Civil Liberties Union chapter is crying foul (via Bloomberg):
Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-29 00:48|| || Front Page|| [12 views ]  Top

#1 Blue on blue..
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-29 02:36||   2020-03-29 02:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Pic of blood hounds?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-29 03:24||   2020-03-29 03:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Does this mean that these put-off New Yorkers will not vote in multiple states this November?
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-03-29 07:45||   2020-03-29 07:45|| Front Page Top

#4 National Guard in Rhode Island go door-to-door checking for NY state license plates to force visitors from the coronavirus epicenter into 14-day quarantine - sparking Cuomo to say it's illegal and he'll sue
Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-29 10:42||   2020-03-29 10:42|| Front Page Top

#5 If you've got a home, stay in it as instructed. What is so difficult about understanding this obvious necessity ?
Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-29 10:48||   2020-03-29 10:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Shoot on sight?
Posted by Iblis 2020-03-29 13:34||   2020-03-29 13:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Sanctuary from New Yorkers City? How quaint...
Posted by magpie 2020-03-29 13:47||   2020-03-29 13:47|| Front Page Top

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