Wisconsin: Democrat Governor Tony Evers Angry After State Supreme Court Tosses Stay-At-Home Order

Mainstream media is ignoring the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that struck down Democrat Governor Tony Evers‘ Covid-19 stay-at-home order, stating that his administration overstepped its authority when it extended it for another month without consulting legislators.  The 4-3 ruling essentially reopens the state, lifting caps on the size of gatherings, allowing people to travel as they please and allowing shuttered businesses to reopen, including bars and restaurants. Governor Evers’ executive order is a recommendation, not a law, and it will not be enforced. He beseeched citizens to cancel happy hours, dinner parties, sleepovers and playdates, and offer to hang out online instead. He said that Republican legislators will own the chaos that he says will be caused by people to getting sick.

The decision kept language that had closed schools, however, local governments that include 72 counties can still impose their own health restrictions. In Dane County, officials quickly imposed a mandate incorporating most of the statewide order. City health officials in Milwaukee said a stay-at-home order they enacted in late March remains in effect.

Though Evers does not have a way to appeal the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling, he is moving ahead with plans to address the coronavirus pandemic in some form of emergency rule.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers‘ coronavirus stay-at-home order Wednesday, ruling that his administration overstepped its authority when it extended it for another month without consulting legislators.

The 4-3 ruling essentially reopens the state, lifting caps on the size of gatherings, allowing people to travel as they please and allowing shuttered businesses to reopen, including bars and restaurants. The Tavern League of Wisconsin swiftly posted the news on its website, telling members, “You can OPEN IMMEDIATELY!”

The decision let stand language that had closed schools, however, and local governments can still impose their own health restrictions. In Dane County, home to the capital of Madison, officials quickly imposed a mandate incorporating most of the statewide order. City health officials in Milwaukee said a stay-at-home order they enacted in late March remains in effect.

Evers reacted angrily in a conference call Wednesday night, saying the state has been doing well in the fight against the coronavirus. He predicted the court ruling will lead more counties to adopt their own restrictions, leading to a confusing patchwork of ordinances that will allow infection to spread.

“Today, Republican legislators convinced four members of the state Supreme Court to throw the state into chaos,” Evers said. “They have provided no plan. There’s no question among anybody that people are going to get sick. Republicans own that chaos.”

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https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/11/13/wisc-governor-tony-evers-ticked-after-state-supreme-court-throws-out-stay-at-home-order-995853




CDC Reveals Hospitals Counted Pneumonia and Heart Attacks as COVID-19 Deaths

A recent CDC report revealed that hospitals have been counting patients who died from serious preexisting conditions as COVID-19 deaths. Over 51,000 deaths from heart attacks and heart disease were counted as COVID-19 deaths. More than 10,000 patients that were counted as COVID-19 deaths were receiving hospice care and already expected to die from other causes. A CDC document states, “For 6% of all deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned.” One America News Network reported that the CARES Act that passed in March gives hospitals a 20% bonus on their diagnosis-related group, paid for by Medicare, which means that doctors are being paid to list deaths as coronavirus without any indication that the deaths were COVID-19 related. -GEG

CDC document (updated 11/12/20)

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm




Ticketmaster Plans to Check Vaccine Status for Concerts and Other Live Events

Ticketmaster has plans to track concert attendees, using safety as an excuse, utilizing smart phones to verify fans’ vaccination status or whether they’ve tested negative for the coronavirus within a 24 to 72 hour window. The three main components of this plan are the Ticketmaster digital ticket app, third party health information companies like CLEAR Health Pass or IBM’s Digital Health Pass, and testing and vaccine distribution providers like Labcorp, and the CVS Minute Clinic. Billboard magazine reported that digital screening services will be required for airline travel, employment verification and theme park entry. Ticketmaster is developing technology for paperless tickets that are linked to a fan’s identity, and its new SmartEvent system, which helps event organizers and fans manage social distancing, delayed entry and provide possible opportunities for contact tracing. -GEG

Monday’s news that pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s early results on a new COVID-19 vaccine showed a 90% efficacy rate on an initial clinical trial have given concert professionals hope that the business can start mounting a return in 2021. As part of that preparation, Ticketmaster has been working on a framework for post-pandemic fan safety that uses smart phones to verify fans’ vaccination status or whether they’ve tested negative for the coronavirus within a 24 to 72 hour window.

Many details of the plan, which is still in development phase, will rely on three separate components — the Ticketmaster digital ticket app, third party health information companies like CLEAR Health Pass or IBM’s Digital Health Pass and testing and vaccine distribution providers like Labcorp and the CVS Minute Clinic.

Here’s how it would work, if approved: After purchasing a ticket for a concert, fans would need to verify that they have already been vaccinated (which would provide approximately one year of COVID-19 protection) or test negative for coronavirus approximately 24 to 72 hours prior to the concert. The length of coverage a test would provide would be governed by regional health authorities — if attendees of a Friday night concert had to be tested 48 hours in advance, most could start the testing process the day before the event. If it was a 24-hour window, most people would likely be tested the same day of the event at a lab or a health clinic.

Once the test was complete, the fan would instruct the lab to deliver the results to their health pass company, like CLEAR or IBM. If the tests were negative, or the fan was vaccinated, the health pass company would verify the attendee’s COVID-19 status to Ticketmaster, which would then issue the fan the credentials needed to access the event. If a fan tested positive or didn’t take a test to verify their status, they would not be granted access to the event. There are still many details to work out, but the goal of the program is for fans to take care of vaccines and testing prior to the concert and not show up hoping to be tested onsite.

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Florida: Proposed ‘Anti-Mob’ Law Would Allow Citizens to Shoot Rioters and Looters



Florida: Republican Governor Ron DeSantis reportedly is proposing “anti-mob” legislation that would expand the state’s Stand Your Ground law to allow armed citizens to defend themselves against violent rioters and looters. The legislation would make it a third-degree felony to block traffic during protests, give immunity to drivers who claim to accidentally hurt or kill protestors blocking traffic, and it would withhold state funds from cities that cut police budgets. -GEG

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly proposing “anti-mob” legislation that would expand the state’s Stand Your Ground law to allow armed citizens to defend themselves against violent rioters and looters, according to CBS4 News partner the Miami Herald.

The Stand Your Ground law protects those who kill someone if they’re in fear for their lives but this proposed legislation would expand the use of force justifications.

Those who oppose it say expanding the law could will give armed people the legal right to fatally shoot suspected looters, or anyone damaging a business.

This new push is reportedly in response to police brutality protests that happened in Florida and across the nation this year.

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What Will Happen If Trump Refuses to Concede the Election?


Youtube personality and minister Shane Vaughn explains that there is no law that requires a concession speech. It is merely a custom to make the transition smooth, because all claims for the office are terminated once the losing candidate concedes.

Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Nevada will recount the votes, and Arizona is still counting votes. According to Amendment 12 of the US Constitution, if the election cannot be settled in court, and it cannot be certified with an indisputable majority, the election becomes null and void, and matter goes to the the House of Representatives. At this point, the president will be elected by the House of Representatives. The Constitution stipulates that each state will have only one vote. Despite the House having 435 representatives, only 50 will be voting. 37 out of the 50 states in the House have a Republican majority, so the constitutional solution likely will lead to Trump holding office for a second term. -GEG