COVID-19 Congressional Inquiries Needed
May 2, 2020 23:46:17 #
1) To determine who decided on the phrase "social distancing" when "physical distancing" would have been FAR more accurate.
2) To identify all persons who hoarded toilet paper in March. (They may be a danger to themselves and others.)
3) To determine why masks are now required or strongly encouraged in many places, when virtually every study and authoritative source agrees the efficacy of most masks being worn is an excellent approximation of zero. (These masks may be the first ever examples of "wearable placebos.") The most rigorous study I have seen concluded any benefit from cloth (i.e., home made) masks was not statistically significant.
As an aside, restaurants in Utah may re-open. One of the requirements is patrons must wear masks to enter and order. They may remove them to eat, which would seem to nullify at least to some extent whatever good was accomplished by wearing them. However, zero benefit from the mask minus that same zero benefit results in zero change to the underlying risk!
My wife wanted to go to a large fabric store today. A large chain store. They were limiting entry to only 15 customers. That works out to about 1 person per aisle in the store. (If 6 feet is good, surely 60 is better.) The waiting line outside was a closely bunched group wrapping around the front and side of the building. What part of that makes any sense? In any crisis, common sense is banished first. That may be the ultimate explanation of each of the above numbered items, but I still call for congressional inquiry. (Maybe that way Nancy can engage in something else useless instead of pork barrel spending demands when the country has enough at stake to make her think she can bargain for something completely unrelated to the crisis, such as funding for an arts center.)
The second phase of a crisis is when decision makers are stampeded into adopting largely ineffective measures (see #3, above). I have to laugh every time CNN or MSNBC puts up a graphic of the SIX REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS WHO HAVE YET TO ISSUE A STATE-WIDE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER! For shame! (I appreciate our governor who has understood a state with five counties with no active community transmission cases probably doesn't need such an order.)
On a serious note, the number of interesting and some would say, serious, constitutional issues that have arisen is fascinating. For example, can a state ban religious meetings? Our First Amendment states (in part) "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." (With relatively minor exceptions, courts have held the first 10 amendments were made applicable to the states through the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment, something called "incorporation" in Con-Law circles.)
In at least one instance a drive-in church meeting was broken up by police and the worshipers threatened with fines, even though the people remained in their respective cars, separated from others. (See the fate of common sense, above.) Can that possibly withstand judicial scrutiny?
We have seen serious separation of powers issues, false imprisonment questions, and so on. The treasury secretary said last week that publicly-traded companies who obtained funding (even though done in full compliance to the terms of CARES Act as drafted by Congress) who do not return the money will face criminal prosecution. That is never going to happen. There are no common law crimes at the federal level, and precious few in the states. A person cannot be charged with a crime when Congress drafted the law carelessly and the person acted in full compliance with the Act as drafted and was approved by the lender and accepted by the SBA. I am not even confident the treasury can force a return of the money or unilaterally change the terms of the grant/loan.
I am certain one day we will see an ad on TV:
"If you were exposed to excessive amounts of Lysol spray, hand sanitizer or other disinfectants during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020, you may be owed compensation! Contact this law firm immediately!"
One cannot make this wonderful stuff up!
2) To identify all persons who hoarded toilet paper in March. (They may be a danger to themselves and others.)
3) To determine why masks are now required or strongly encouraged in many places, when virtually every study and authoritative source agrees the efficacy of most masks being worn is an excellent approximation of zero. (These masks may be the first ever examples of "wearable placebos.") The most rigorous study I have seen concluded any benefit from cloth (i.e., home made) masks was not statistically significant.
As an aside, restaurants in Utah may re-open. One of the requirements is patrons must wear masks to enter and order. They may remove them to eat, which would seem to nullify at least to some extent whatever good was accomplished by wearing them. However, zero benefit from the mask minus that same zero benefit results in zero change to the underlying risk!
My wife wanted to go to a large fabric store today. A large chain store. They were limiting entry to only 15 customers. That works out to about 1 person per aisle in the store. (If 6 feet is good, surely 60 is better.) The waiting line outside was a closely bunched group wrapping around the front and side of the building. What part of that makes any sense? In any crisis, common sense is banished first. That may be the ultimate explanation of each of the above numbered items, but I still call for congressional inquiry. (Maybe that way Nancy can engage in something else useless instead of pork barrel spending demands when the country has enough at stake to make her think she can bargain for something completely unrelated to the crisis, such as funding for an arts center.)
The second phase of a crisis is when decision makers are stampeded into adopting largely ineffective measures (see #3, above). I have to laugh every time CNN or MSNBC puts up a graphic of the SIX REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS WHO HAVE YET TO ISSUE A STATE-WIDE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER! For shame! (I appreciate our governor who has understood a state with five counties with no active community transmission cases probably doesn't need such an order.)
On a serious note, the number of interesting and some would say, serious, constitutional issues that have arisen is fascinating. For example, can a state ban religious meetings? Our First Amendment states (in part) "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." (With relatively minor exceptions, courts have held the first 10 amendments were made applicable to the states through the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment, something called "incorporation" in Con-Law circles.)
In at least one instance a drive-in church meeting was broken up by police and the worshipers threatened with fines, even though the people remained in their respective cars, separated from others. (See the fate of common sense, above.) Can that possibly withstand judicial scrutiny?
We have seen serious separation of powers issues, false imprisonment questions, and so on. The treasury secretary said last week that publicly-traded companies who obtained funding (even though done in full compliance to the terms of CARES Act as drafted by Congress) who do not return the money will face criminal prosecution. That is never going to happen. There are no common law crimes at the federal level, and precious few in the states. A person cannot be charged with a crime when Congress drafted the law carelessly and the person acted in full compliance with the Act as drafted and was approved by the lender and accepted by the SBA. I am not even confident the treasury can force a return of the money or unilaterally change the terms of the grant/loan.
I am certain one day we will see an ad on TV:
"If you were exposed to excessive amounts of Lysol spray, hand sanitizer or other disinfectants during the COVID-19 crisis of 2020, you may be owed compensation! Contact this law firm immediately!"
One cannot make this wonderful stuff up!
May 3, 2020 00:11:04 #
This just in. Trump is a genius. Two doctors reported yesterday that they were studying the ability of human lungs when stimulated to naturally produce a coating of "superoxides" on its surface which is a powerful chemical that kills pathogens. Superoxides also occur in Bleach and Peroxide. How's that for a disinfectant in the body? How did Trump know this?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12796054
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12796054
Aug 16, 2021 01:57:13 #
I can see this on the express train to the Attic! Since I've been guilty, in Admins mind, of greasing the rails in that direction more than once, I will remain silent. Enjoy the ride!!
Aug 16, 2021 06:40:29 #
Fotoartist wrote:
This just in. Trump is a genius. Two doctors reported yesterday that they were studying the ability of human lungs when stimulated to naturally produce a coating of "superoxides" on its surface which is a powerful chemical that kills pathogens. Superoxides also occur in Bleach and Peroxide. How's that for a disinfectant in the body? How did Trump know this?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12796054
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12796054
Are you insane?
The link you provided is for an article that doesn't mention bleach at all and only mentions peroxide in that some of the SODs can create peroxide, not the other way around.
Neither bleach nor peroxide should be ingested, unless you want to get seriously I'll.
Tell you what, if you think that bleach and peroxide are so great, maybe the combination of the two could produce miracles.
Get a bottle of each, mix them together and then duck. The combination will produce oxygen so violently that the mixture can explode.
I've asked you this more than once...How can you stand to be so wrong, so often?
Aug 16, 2021 07:16:08 #
flip1948 wrote:
Are you insane? br br The link you provided is fo... (show quote)
He believes Trump is a genius. That says it all.
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