Texas to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Under Executive Order to 'Restore Livelihoods,' Governor Says

[TexasTowelie]

(and yes, I changed the title to mixed case from all upper case)



Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, announced Friday afternoon that he planned to sign an executive order that would lift the coronavirus lockdown in a "safe" way, allowing businesses to reopen.

Though Gov. Abbott didn't reveal details about the executive order, he said he's looking into ways to reopen Texas businesses. He promised that details about the executive order will be available next week, but it is expected to provide businesses with a list of guidelines on how to safely reopen.

"We will focus on protecting lives while restoring livelihoods," Abbott said. "We can and we must do this. We can do both, expand and restore the livelihoods that Texans want to have by helping them return to work. One thing about Texans, they enjoy working and they want to get back into the workforce. We have to come up with strategies on how we can do this safely."

"We will operate strategically," Abbott added. "If we do it too fast without appropriate strategies, it will lead to another potential closure."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/texas-ease-coronavirus-lockdown-under-executive-order-restore-livelihoods-governor-says-1497371

Newsflash to the governor: Most Texans really don't enjoy working that much, but we do so by necessity in order to survive so quit blowing smoke Gov. Abbott.

[cayugafalls]

1. Abbott is Trump lite. He will experiment with us.

This does not look good for Texas. Hopefully Mayors will take charge and do what is right.

[captain queeg]

2. Sorry for you Texans who aren't dumbasses.

A few states are going to make the sacrifice so that other states stay reasonable. Is there any other country on the face of the earth having such a divided response? Probably so but I haven’t read about any.

[Baked Potato]

3. Operation Bone Throw, first in a series of strategic planning exercises.

[sheshe2]

4. "a "safe" way, allowing businesses to reopen."

Kiss my ass.

So...the admin refuses safety gear to nurses and doctors and yet Greg and Don are going to keep common workers safe. Pray tell how they plan to do that?. You going to protect them the same way Don does and hand out a few garbage bag to provide them all with PPE? Hmm.

[Skittles]

5. Abbott is a big Trump humper

he's trying to please his daddy

[SheltieLover]

6. Can he override mayors' common sense aporoaches

to continuing stay at home orders?

What an asshole!

[Hoyt]

7. Have my doubts about a "safe way," would like to see the plan.

[nakocal]

8. Meaning poor people and minorities go back to work

Poor people and minorities go back to work. No protective gear required. Just stay away from your betters and if you get COVID-19, go home and die on your own time.

[Cha]

9. Good Luck to Texans under gov abbot,

TexasT

[marble falls]

10. Fuck him. He'll reget this.

[Gothmog]

11. Greg Abbott is an idiot

[TexasTowelie]

12. I'll be an optimist

and hope that Abbott's foolishness will help propel the campaign of a Democrat such as Beto in the 2022 gubernatorial race. It's a shame that so many will suffer beforehand though.

[flying_wahini]

13. Watch for Gov Hot Wheels to start marching out 'orders' to return or bad consequences will happen.

Talk about entitled; Abbott is the worst Gov we could have right now.

[Paladin]

14. trump's using Abbott to get a bunch of Texans killed.

And Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick can be counted on to make things even worse, as usual.

It just gets lousier and lousier with each passing day. Is anybody else getting fed up with living in a non-stop fucking nightmare?