The number of cases in the Garden State is approaching 3,000 Gov. Phil Murphy said during today’s daily press briefing, with cases in Middlesex County passing 200.
South Brunswick reported yesterday that a seventh person tested positive in the township, even as residents continue to bunker in in their homes under orders from Murphy.
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President Donald Trump and his supporters’ insistence on naming the current Coronavirus outbreak the Chinese or Wuhan Virus is having real-world consequences. As I wrote a few days ago, this is not just a theoretical complaint. It is not just some snowflake-liberal overreaction. People are being put in danger because the president, Republicans in Congress, and Trump’s followers insist on disregarding World Health Organization naming conventions for viral outbreaks and linking COVID-19 to the Chinese.
There are now seven residents with the illness.
End the Trump Presidency at the Ballot Box, Not by Military Fiat
A friend says in a comment that she “live(s) for the day some four star general gets on stage, grabs T***p firmly by the arm, and leads him away. ‘Sir, your time here is over.’” Another person posts on a friends timeline that he trusts the military more than Trump. Others on social media and in the traditional media have overtly called for the military leadership to overrule the commander-in-chief, not just by refusing an illegal or immoral order, but by then removing him from office.
These are thoughtful, intelligent people. These are democrats — small “d” believers in our system — and yet they are talking of the most undemocratic of means in existence, a military coup, as if it would be some kind of saving grace.
This is just another way in which the presidency of Donald J. Trump, reality star turned politician, has damaged not only American norms but the system itself. it is not about the lies, not about the anti-intellectualism, the self-dealing, or the cult of personality that surrounds him, but about all of it together, and so much more. It is not about the incompetence, but the incompetence is a factor. And we pine for a moment in time when he is removed from office, by any means necessary, not admitting to ourselves that there are means that should be beyond the pale, that inviting the military to act in this way would irreparably damage us as a nation.
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Hank Kalet 