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maryellen99
Oct 2020
OP
El Paso (I'm close by in Albuquerque) has tried hard to manage in spite of no support state level
ALBliberal
Oct 2020
#14
underpants
(182,826 posts)1. Voting too?
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)2. People can still vote. They are saying Voting is essential nt
underpants
(182,826 posts)4. Good. That could be 150,000 votes
LisaL
(44,973 posts)3. Don't worry, voting is considered essential.
"Samaniego said all election-related activities, including campaigns and voting, also were deemed essential activities."
https://kvia.com/coronavirus/2020/10/29/el-paso-county-judge-considers-more-restrictions-possible-shutdown-due-to-virus-surge/
Rorey
(8,445 posts)5. We're going to have a curfew here, starting tomorrow night
From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., exception for essential activity. There's a possible $1000 fine or a year in jail.
It won't change anything for me. I already put myself on a curfew that's much more restrictive.
fishwax
(29,149 posts)9. good luck, Rorey -- be safe!
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)6. But will it really be enforced, and by whom?
So many cops refuse to enforce these orders and too many people ignore them, I just don't see how we get out of this. Sorry, just that kinda day.
ALBliberal
(2,342 posts)14. El Paso (I'm close by in Albuquerque) has tried hard to manage in spite of no support state level
And I get we are tired but them standing up is important.
Timewas
(2,195 posts)7. Too late
They waited too long and will do too little.
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)8. The indicted Texas attorney general Ken Paxton disagrees
Grokenstein
(5,723 posts)11. "Save lives?? SAVE LIVES???"
"SCREW lives!! Open up! Give your life for your God Emperor, and for Wall Street!"
LakeArenal
(28,819 posts)10. Trump release Two Week health plan
You die. The end. Literally.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)12. and then this
yaesu
(8,020 posts)13. This is just another example why we will never control this pandemic until we have a national policy
that overrides the fascist state authorities.
OneBlueSky
(18,536 posts)15. God bless the health care workers who have to deal with this pandemic . . .
they're risking their lives to care for all of the infected patients . . .