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Swede

(40,093 posts) Mon Jul 18, 2022, 03:24 PM Jul 2022

Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers

Well, that's just effing great.

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America's future battles against infectious diseases.

https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2022/07/18/conservative-blocs-unleash-wave-of-litigation-to-curb-public-health-powers

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Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers (Original Post) Swede Jul 2022 OP

This is scary Mad_Machine76 Jul 2022 #1

If there was a zombie outbreak, these idiots would be in favor of the zombies infecting us all. Coventina Jul 2022 #2

I'd actually root for the zombies in this case. Aristus Jul 2022 #5

OK, that got a LOL from me! Coventina Jul 2022 #6

A PLAGUE ON THEIR HOUSES !! dweller Jul 2022 #3

in the end, this will not prove to their liking with millions of ppl infected with gawd knows what PortTack Jul 2022 #4

Covid had a 1% to 2% fatality rate DBoon Jul 2022 #7

Mad_Machine76

(25,007 posts)

1. This is scary

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 03:33 PM

Jul 2022

Covid certainly has been bad and we have been harmed by being prevented from doing more in the months and years since Covid struck, but if something worse hits us in the future, public health officials will be straightjacketed and have a harder time mobilizing an immediate and strong response and we'll really be in trouble. These people are too short-sighted to understand and appreciate this.

Coventina

(29,938 posts)

2. If there was a zombie outbreak, these idiots would be in favor of the zombies infecting us all.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 03:34 PM

Jul 2022

Aristus

(72,528 posts)

5. I'd actually root for the zombies in this case.

Reply to Coventina (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 04:11 PM

Jul 2022

At least zombies understand the value of brains.

Coventina

(29,938 posts)

6. OK, that got a LOL from me!

Reply to Aristus (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 05:08 PM

Jul 2022

dweller

(28,707 posts)

3. A PLAGUE ON THEIR HOUSES !!

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 03:36 PM

Jul 2022

Once again a current and quite literal curse …

✌🏻

PortTack

(35,824 posts)

4. in the end, this will not prove to their liking with millions of ppl infected with gawd knows what

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 04:05 PM

Jul 2022

One would think covid would have made an impact…but can’t fix stupid. Yes, covid was bad, there are so so many other things that could be much worse

DBoon

(25,150 posts)

7. Covid had a 1% to 2% fatality rate

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 05:09 PM

Jul 2022

Imagine a contagious disease with a 5% fatality rate and with public health officials unable to stop it due to these idiot libertarians.

BTW, smallpox had a 30% fatality rate. Smallpox is now gone, thanks to the public health measures rolled back by this litigation.

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