Posted on 04/06/2020 6:42:39 AM PDT by rktman
The coronavirus cannot kill the spirit of American defiance in the face of government orders Americans believe to be unjust, as shown by Scott Nichols, the sheriff of Franklin County, Maine.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday issued an executive order that requires all out-of-state travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days to lessen the chance of transmitting coronavirus, according to the Portland Press-Herald. The order also tells would-be visitors not to come to Maine if they have symptoms of the virus. Violators could face up to six months in jail and $1,000 fine.
"We will not be setting up a Police State. PERIOD," he wrote.
"The Sheriff’s Office will not purposefully go out and stop vehicles because they are on the road or stop and ask why people are out and about. To do so puts our officers at risk. This is not Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia where you are asked for your papers!" he wrote.
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As I predicted. The larger fear of economic ruination will come to bear and so will people’s refusal to adhere to a police state.
This will start like this in one or two places and snowball into a widespread pushback, if not revolt.
Nothing worse than a female democRAT governor trying to wield power. They just can’t help themselves.
Local officials can uphold the US constitution or they can follow the directives of demented governors. When issued such bizarre orders, they should simply reply that they will protect, defend and uphold the Constitution as the swore in their oaths of office.
Good for the sheriff.
Scott Nichols, the sheriff of Franklin County, Maine... "We will not be setting up a Police State. PERIOD," he wrote. "The Sheriff’s Office will not purposefully go out and stop vehicles because they are on the road or stop and ask why people are out and about. To do so puts our officers at risk. This is not Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia where you are asked for your papers!" he wrote.
This will start like this in one or two places and snowball into a widespread pushback, if not revolt.
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The Founding Fathers would be pleased by this. They warned us about the dangers of an all powerful government.
Of course we have a RINO Governor who's never tried to hide his contempt for the President so this isn't a surprise.
Yeah. Ride to the sound of the guns.
I stand corrected.
I am 100% in agreement with you, and I am a female.
Government Control Freaks are in their element, telling people hourly what they can and can’t do. Having a ball! The hall monitors feel so empowered.
I’m not subscribing to this lunacy. Social distancing? Fine. But I’m driving where I want, when I want.
My model projects this to happen in days not weeks.
Good for that Sheriff.
Meanwhile here in AZ, the Navajo and Havasupai tribes have barricaded their access roads. Cant get in, or out..without special ID’s.
So, will that be 100,000 violations or 240,000? :-)
The problem with our political rulers is that they desperately want to stay in power — and they want more of it. Nearly all of them see their position as a career to be protected instead of a calling to serve for a period of time and then return back to private life.
We drove from Colorado into Utah and back a few days ago.
No signs of any kind as we entered/left either state. Highway patrols were sitting in their usual spots, other than that we were ignored.
They can do that as sovereign nations.
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