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1. In many cases, it will be hard to

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Mar 7, 2025, 09:38 AM

Mar 7

enforce curfews. Commerce demands transportation at all hours for workers, deliveries, services.

Even if local police are federalized, not enough of them. Barely enough to protect their communities.

And there will be push-back. Living in American democracy for 250 years, we’re not going to abide with home confinement.

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