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   From: bkeherman@sunpower.com   
      
   Michigan Bans 'All Public and Private Gatherings,' Will Still   
   Allow Lottery Sales   
   The governor's new stay-at-home order is arbitrary and far too   
   strict.   
      
   Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued an updated stay-at-   
   home order—arguably the most constraining in the nation.   
      
   "As governor, I have to use every lever at my disposal to   
   protect people," the Democrat said at a press conference Monday   
   afternoon. "It weighs heavily, and I know that there [are] costs   
   associated."   
      
   Some of the levers at Whitmer's disposal appear to be   
   ineffective at best and draconian at worst. Her directive   
   forbids the in-store sale of paint, outdoor goods, and other   
   allegedly nonessential items at large retailers.* (Home   
   improvement stores can remain open, but they have to tape off   
   those sections from customers.) It shuts down lawncare services.   
   It bans travel between Michigan residences. It prohibits "all   
   public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring   
   among persons not part of a single household."   
      
   The order carves out a few exceptions, including for critical   
   infrastructure workers and for those who have to take care of a   
   relative.   
      
   Critics honed in on the lopsided nature of the order, which   
   blocks the sale of all sorts of goods yet somehow still allows   
   for the purchase of lottery tickets. One possible explanation: A   
   large chunk of lottery proceeds go to K-12 education in the   
   state.   
      
   "You can't go visit your friends. You can't buy seeds…but you   
   can sneak out and buy lottery tickets," 88-year-old Hal Hughes   
   told The Detroit Free Press. "I don't understand it, unless it's   
   hypocritical greed."   
      
   You elected this stupid fat bitch.   
      
   https://reason.com/2020/04/13/michigan-gretchen-whitmer-bans-all-   
   public-and-private-gatherings-will-still-allow-lottery-sales/   
            
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)