Three Darwin Awards in one day?

[mids]

How much authority does a US pres have in ordering federal shutdowns?

[jimboky]

not as much as the governors, he could I guess declare Marshall Law, all but 5 states have pretty much shut down

[flatandy]

I actually don't know how much power he has to order a national shutdown (every other country manages it), but he could at the very least have issued proper national guidelines and said that he'd like the governors to follow these properly. That would generally be a pretty effective way of getting Republican governors to act. The Democratic governors have (mostly) already been pretty responsible.

[mids]

But he's having a good virus, right?

[whitewine]

Would have thought POTUS would be able to put things in place , lock down etc.. If the country had a good health care system in place, but since it doesn't exist, unless your insurance covers the virus, then most will have to suck it up, cos he's more interested in the economy, not lives.

[rick49]

If we shut down food stores, we starve. Thats why it was an oddball question. They didn't ask why not shut down everything except food stores. They asked why we don't shut down everything.

[Marshall]

jfc, what thought process arrives at this resolution?

An Illinois man who suspected his girlfriend had contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, shot and killed her and then himself, authorities said.

Both tested negative for the disease.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-man-who-suspected-girlfriend-had-covid-19-fatally-shoots-n1177571

[mids]

Yeah, no need to shoot himself.

[Repat Van]

Apr 6, 2020 18:41:55 GMT Marshall said:

jfc, what thought process arrives at this resolution?

An Illinois man who suspected his girlfriend had contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, shot and killed her and then himself, authorities said.

Both tested negative for the disease.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-man-who-suspected-girlfriend-had-covid-19-fatally-shoots-n1177571

Poor girl. Dunno why they feel the need to take their wives / girlfriends / kids with them. Should have just offed himself.

[voice]

Lots of religious fucktatds self selecting to be removed from the gene pool

www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52157824

www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2020/04/texas-woman-who-claimed-covid-19-was-media-driven-hoax-dies-from-virus/

Wonder how many others of their flock their arrogance has killed?

[Marshall]

Kansas Republican leaders on Wednesday revoked Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s order limiting religious gatherings to 10 people, paving the way for churches to meet on Easter Sunday – a scenario health officials fear will further spread the deadly coronavirus across the state.

House and Senate leaders -- meeting as a body called the Legislative Coordinating Council -- voted along party lines to throw out the directive as the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to more than 1,000 and the death count ticked up to 38. Church gatherings have produced three case clusters across the state.

www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article241861126.html#adnrb=900000

Killing their voting block to own the libs.

[voice]

Self selecting extermination?

[rick49]

Buying seeds of any kind is banned by Michigan governor to fight against covid.

www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-gov-whitmer-bans-residents-from-buying-seeds-or-plants-and-gatherings-of-any-size/

She has also banned buying the U.S. flag, infant car seats, and paint or any other home improvement items to fight against covid. And banned visiting a friend or relative. You can still buy pot, lottery tickets and booze, though. She's on Bidens short list for Vice President.

www.rightjournalism.com/orwellian-overreach-dem-governor-bans-buying-us-flags-vegetable-seeds-baby-car-seats-during-lockdown-but-liquor-pot-and-lottery-tickets-are-essential/

[rick49]

"The lawsuit came about after members of Temple Baptist Church drove to the church’s parking lot on Wednesday night and stayed in their cars, as the church instructed, with their windows rolled up while listening to Pastor Arthur Scott preach a sermon over a low-power FM radio frequency from a microphone inside the empty church building. Despite the fact that no one left their cars, which numbered fewer than 20, eight uniformed police officers arrived at the service and issued tickets of $500 per person for violating the mayor’s ban, which does not apply to drive-in restaurants like the nearby Sonic Drive-In that reportedly often has more cars present than at Temple Baptist’s drive-in services."
www.redstate.com/alexparker/2020/04/14/mississippi-greenville-errick-simmons-temple-baptist-church-drive-in-tickets-500-lawsuit-alliance-defending-freedom-coronavirus-shelter-in-place/

Apparently a man sitting in his car alone and with windows rolled up was fined $500 dollars for not social distancing.

[perrykneeham]

Good. Now, render unto Caesar etc.

[perrykneeham]

Really? Early adopter syndrome. I expect we'll see a few of these.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56799749

[mids]

Too pissed to drive?

[Marshall]

"Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, has previously laid out his vision for “fully self-driving” cars to be made available this year."

No way this happens for another 3-4 years.

[perrykneeham]

Apr 19, 2021 18:53:10 GMT mids said:

Too pissed to drive?

That does seem to be the main benefit. Watch the killjoys kick the arse out of this by insisting that at least one person has to be sober.

[mids]

On the other hand, someone will still be in charge of the vehicle which I think is what you have to be to get charged with drunk driving.