{"id":40435,"date":"2020-11-12T15:29:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T20:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=40435"},"modified":"2020-11-12T15:29:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T20:29:17","slug":"this-is-not-the-america-i-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=40435","title":{"rendered":"This Is Not The America I Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativereview.com\/just-in-time-for-thanksgiving-ny-gov-cuomo-declares-gatherings-at-private-homes-may-not-exceed-10-people-2648864531.html?utm_source=cr-dailyAM&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=CR%20Daily%202020-11-12&amp;utm_term=ACTIVE%20-%20CR%20Daily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Blaze<\/a> reported that Governor Cuomo in New York has limited indoor Thanksgiving gatherings to 10 people. When did any state government acquire the right to tell you how many people you can invite for Thanksgiving in your own house? People are very capable of evaluating the risk and making their own decisions. Remember, this is the same man who sent coronavirus patients into nursing homes. I don&#8217;t understand why he has any credibility on any policy dealing with the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, the governor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYGovCuomo\/status\/1326596760710602753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> Wednesday that all indoor gatherings would be limited to 10 people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>These are not just indoor gatherings at facilities open to the public.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>According to Gov. Cuomo&#8217;s tweeted announcement, the state is focused on limiting indoor gatherings at private homes to 10 people, a significant drop from the 50-person limit that has been in place, the Ithaca Voice <a href=\"https:\/\/ithacavoice.com\/2020\/11\/cuomo-issues-new-covid-19-rules-bars-restaurants-private-gatherings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article concludes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>&#8220;These measures are appropriate at this point in time in anticipation of what we see as potential spread,&#8221; Cuomo told reporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radio.com\/wcbs880\/news\/local\/cuomo-imposes-new-restrictions-as-covid-cases-rise-in-ny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WCBS-AM<\/a> said. &#8220;If these measures are not sufficient to slow the spread, we will \u2026 turn the valve more, and part of that would be reducing the number of people in indoor dining.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s tough on bars and restaurants, it&#8217;s tough on gyms, it&#8217;s tough on everyone. I would say we are within sight of the finish line, the vaccine has been discovered, it has to be perfected, it has to be operationalized, but we see the finish line,&#8221; Cuomo added, according to WCBS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/11\/11\/gov-cuomo-orders-ny-restaurants-bars-to-close-at-10pm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a> said the governor did not indicate <em>how<\/em> the new order would be enforced, but he did say it would be up to local governments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>&#8220;You can make rules, rules are only as good as enforcement, period,&#8221; Cuomo said. &#8220;I need the local governments to enforce.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aren&#8217;t laws supposed to have some constitutional basis?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday The Blaze reported that Governor Cuomo in New York has limited indoor Thanksgiving gatherings to 10 people. 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