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TexasTowelie

(112,061 posts)
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 05:32 AM Sep 2020

A Michigan county tells its residents to ignore coronavirus restrictions and 'return to normal life'

ALCONA COUNTY, MI - The language in a rural Michigan county board resolution defying statewide coronavirus restrictions alluded to the civil disobedience shown at the Boston Tea Party.

“We are not advocating for overthrow or abolishment,” according to Alcona County Resolution 2020-13, “but if these practices continue, (we advocate for) civil disobedience and ignoring the over-reaching and oppressive Executive Orders that have been inflicted on our citizens, akin to the Boston Tea Party, which was respectful to the cargo vessels but not the cargo itself.”

Instead of tossing tea into the water, the “cargo” in this case would mean “a return to normal life” by choosing not to follow statewide mandates for virtual education and mask-wearing, said Alcona County Commissioner Gary Wnuk of the United States Taxpayers Party, who authored the resolution.

Wnuk and the other four Republican county commissioners unanimously approved the Aug. 19 resolution, which also requested Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to place Alcona County in the same region as other Northern Michigan counties with less restrictions.

Read more: https://www.mlive.com/coronavirus/2020/09/a-michigan-county-tells-its-residents-to-ignore-coronavirus-restrictions-and-return-to-normal-life.html

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A Michigan county tells its residents to ignore coronavirus restrictions and 'return to normal life' (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP
What is wrong with these people??!! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #1
But America Is First In Bestness, Mem'Sahib The Magistrate Sep 2020 #2
40 cases 2 deaths out of 10,942 population in 6 months. jimfields33 Sep 2020 #3
How rural? How close is the nearest Covid capable hospital when they inevitably need one? tanyev Sep 2020 #4
They just believe they should be included with other counties... MichMan Sep 2020 #5

Rhiannon12866

(205,063 posts)
1. What is wrong with these people??!!
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 05:37 AM
Sep 2020

No other country in the world is behaving like this - how can they ignore what's happening in the rest of the world??!!

jimfields33

(15,758 posts)
3. 40 cases 2 deaths out of 10,942 population in 6 months.
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 08:29 AM
Sep 2020

I’m sure they feel the stats are less then the minimum for opening up. I’m not sure what the resolution will be as that’s up to the governor.

MichMan

(11,899 posts)
5. They just believe they should be included with other counties...
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 09:25 AM
Sep 2020

that have already eased restrictions based on their perceived similarities. Must be difficult to have a business that has restrictions that don't apply to your competitors across county lines

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