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  Dennis Byrne

  6 hours, 31 minutes ago

  In reply to Aquinas wired:

  Clearly that doesn’t include you or the friends and relatives I have who are liberals. The leadership, however, is another…
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  jnorto

  7 hours, 5 minutes ago

  In reply to Gary Lucido:

  Yes, most attorneys agree with that. Nothing in Section 7 limits the governor to a single proclamation. Michael Ciesla,…
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  Aquinas wired

  7 hours, 10 minutes ago

  In reply to Dennis Byrne:

  I respect your position. It has merit. What I’m bothered about is gratuitous attack of the political left:…
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  Dennis Byrne

  7 hours, 16 minutes ago

  In reply to Gary Lucido:

  I would think so. Probably the simplest solution. Still would leave a legal tangle about the legality of past actions.
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  Gary Lucido

  7 hours, 45 minutes ago

  Couldn’t he just issue a new proclamation?
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