Posted on 06/18/2021 5:54:15 PM PDT by God luvs America
A federal judge ruled in favor of Florida in a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the agency overstepped its authority.
Judge Steven Merryday said the CDC is "preliminarily enjoined" from enforcing its conditional sail order -- a set of guidelines for cruise companies wishing to resume sailing in the U.S., including test cruises and vaccine requirements -- beginning July 18.
"This order finds that Florida is highly likely to prevail on the merits of the claim that CDC's conditional sailing order and the implementing orders exceed the authority delegated to CDC," the ruling said.
Merryday said the CDC has until July 2 to propose new guidelines for cruises "both permitting cruise ships to sail timely and remaining within CDC's authority."
"Florida establishes a strong likelihood that many or almost all cruise ships will remain unable to sail for the entire summer season. And each day the cruise industry faces uncertainty about when cruises can resume, Florida not only suffers a concrete economic injury resulting from reduced revenue and increased unemployment spending, but Florida faces an increasingly threatening and imminent prospect that the cruise industry will depart the state," the ruling said.
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I can’t get my head around all the double-negatives. What does this mean?
I dont know yet how this will effect my Aug cruise yet...
PING
Just wait, cancel culture response team is e route to judges driveway...
Will be canvassing neighborhood, circulating leaflets calling wife and kids war criminals and...wait for it...racists...or worse..white supremacists militia...
Expect a reversal in short order...
(This is a sarcastic post.... hopefully!!!)
what cruise line and where from?
Good!
I wonder if the CDC should be giving “orders” to anybody? More power in unelected govt bureaucracy.
My Cousin and HIs wife who are big time Cruisers are taking one out of Galveston this summer and no Covid Passport required or stopping them
Ping
The Mardi Gras, Port Canaveral
Another DeSantis win.
It’s not just you...and it’s worse!
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