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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTed Cruz calls for 'zero' coronavirus mandates, Rand Paul urges defiance amid delta variant surge
See folks, you can be a moron and a United States Senator!!
Ted Cruz calls for zero coronavirus mandates, while Rand Paul urges defiance amid delta variant surge
As a resurgent coronavirus is forcing states to address soaring cases and hospitalizations, Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Tex.) and Rand Paul (Ky.) denounced health mandates against the virus at a time when the nation recorded its highest single-day number of new cases since January.
The United States reported nearly 160,000 cases on Monday, pushing the seven-day average to almost 115,000 daily, according to data compiled by The Washington Post. It was the most severe day for new cases in the country since Jan. 29, when coronavirus vaccines were not widely available. Hospitalizations are also up to nearly 70,000 as businesses and schools grapple with mandates for vaccinations and masks during the fourth wave of the pandemic.
But Cruz told Fox News host Sean Hannity that no health regulations are needed to help curb a nationwide surge fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant and the millions who remain unvaccinated.
There should be no mandates zero concerning covid, Cruz said. That means no mask mandates, regardless of your vaccination status. That means no vaccine mandates. That means no vaccine passports.
The United States reported nearly 160,000 cases on Monday, pushing the seven-day average to almost 115,000 daily, according to data compiled by The Washington Post. It was the most severe day for new cases in the country since Jan. 29, when coronavirus vaccines were not widely available. Hospitalizations are also up to nearly 70,000 as businesses and schools grapple with mandates for vaccinations and masks during the fourth wave of the pandemic.
But Cruz told Fox News host Sean Hannity that no health regulations are needed to help curb a nationwide surge fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant and the millions who remain unvaccinated.
There should be no mandates zero concerning covid, Cruz said. That means no mask mandates, regardless of your vaccination status. That means no vaccine mandates. That means no vaccine passports.
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Ted Cruz calls for 'zero' coronavirus mandates, Rand Paul urges defiance amid delta variant surge (Original Post)
spanone
Aug 2021
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ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)1. Kill off your voters and their families. ASSHOLES!!!
Stupidity at its finest on display.
Ocelot II
(115,829 posts)2. Being a moron seems to be a job requirement for a GOP senator.
DBoon
(22,395 posts)3. If we had "leaders" like Cruz in the past
Children would still be dying of smllpox
SCantiGOP
(13,871 posts)4. How in the hell
do they think this fits into a winning strategy for 2022?
Andy823
(11,495 posts)5. I am sure
trump is so proud of these two "super" ass kissers.
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