Georgia beaches reopen after governor's executive order

[groundloop]

Source: The Hill


Some Georgia beaches will reopen this weekend following an executive order issued by Gov. Brian Kemp (R) that overrode local shelter-in-place mandates from a number of cities.

A spokesperson for Kemp told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the order would allow popular beaches in Georgia, such as Tybee Island, to reopen after they had closed because of local measures aimed at limiting the community spread of COVID-19.

"The Governor's Executive Order suspends the enforcement of any local ordinance or order adopted or issued since March 1, 2020, that relates to COVID-19," said Josh Hildebrandt, director of public and governmental affairs for the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

"This Executive Order thus lifted any local ordinances or orders that had closed or restricted access to Georgia beaches," superseding local government blocks and opening all beaches in Georgia, Hildebrandt added.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/491157-georgia-beaches-reopen-after-governors-executive-order

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In case anyone missed it, this is the same dumb ass who said he just now learned that the corona-virus can spread while someone is asymptomatic.

Everyone, call or email this asshole as well as any and all Georgia legislators and let them know how ignorant this is.

[iluvtennis]

1. Disgusting. I hope the people ignore dumb ass Kemp and listen to their local officials. nt

[Nululu]

2. Idiot will kill people

Brainless jerk

[snort]

3. Sure.

Now dumpster fire can pretend to be upset.

[CaptYossarian]

4. At least intelligent Georgians will be spared.

Then we'll have Governor Atkins.

[ananda]

5. I swear, these red states are completely suicidal.

I have never seen anything like it.

[Progressive Jones]

8. Ain't no Yankee gubment gonna tell them what to do! nt

[IronLionZion]

10. Some of them claim it's for personal responsibility and liberty

But they completely fail to see how one person's choices can impact lots of other people who didn't choose to put themselves at risks.

It's the conservative mindset. They'd rather fall back on racism and blaming foreigners than change their behavior to limit community spread. Liberals totally don't see a stay home order as an attack on our American freedoms but as a sensible safety precaution to help our elderly and vulnerable.

[empedocles]

11. Be good if they had to take personal responsibility for their virus med bills

[IronLionZion]

12. and the bills for everyone they infect

[empedocles]

13. 'Follows'

[Absolute Kelvin]

15. "Hey, if Ah wanna Die, Choking on Mah Own Vomit and Snot,

well that's mah Gawd-given, constupidally guaranteed right!"

[IronLionZion]

27. And everyone they come into contact with too

those folks don't have much choice in it

[Ad Infinitum]

19. Correct

They will blame Democrats when they inevitably die because they listen
to hate radio, Fox Opinion and grafting preachers.

Fundies already consider that he is a herald of the second coming.

He had them when he gave Israel permission to continue the Palestinian genocide.

They want him to "smite" the "others" never noticing that they are the anvil for this
plague.

[scarytomcat]

46. welcome

god will protect them

[dameatball]

38. The "It's all about me" outlook sounds familiar. Playing the victim, ignoring facts and propping up

an invalid viewpoint in the name of some vague sense of personal freedom.

[SheltieLover]

6. 😳🤯

Idiot!

Did he already forget what he just became aware of?

Oh, & now that the beaches are open, we should all folllow suit & "reopen the country," right? 🤬

Um...no!

[niyad]

7. Brian stole the election from Staceyl, and now he is killing people. HEY, killer, whh don't YOU

go to the beach. Press flesh with the magdiots, the clueless. Make sure you stand next to someone coughing.

I will fel deep sympathy for whoever will have to treat your fucking ignorant ass.

[sakabatou]

9. *facepalm*

[Bleacher Creature]

14. Just to be clear, this is the moron we're talking about.

[TNNurse]

17. Go ahead, go to the beach, go ahead and get sick.

I am past caring.

[Ferrets are Cool]

18. The only ones I feel sorry for are the innocent people they infect and the medical workers

who will put THEIR lives on the line trying to save them.

[denbot]

23. This

[rurallib]

20. If someone dies, Kemp should be charged with murder.

[Stuart G]

21. This person, Governor Brian Kemp, doesn't believe in science at all. By opening beaches, and

overriding local governments, he shows his stupidity and lack of understanding of the present situation.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Kemp *still* hasn't learned anything. . . . . nt

[barbtries]

24. i cannot express

how much i hate that people will have to DIE because of such stupidity.

[DallasNE]

25. This Is The Guy That

Narrowly edged out Stacy Abrams for Governor in 2018. I wonder how many people of Georgia are having regrets right now.

[Golden Raisin]

26. It's always best and smartest to err on the side of caution.

[Maxheader]

28. Schiff wants to do an after corona investigation...

a la 9-11....No incrimination's, just the facts to prepare for the 2nd round...

I say charge the appropriate winger leaders with negligent homicide for every death that happens after
ignoring the same rules that other states and countries are reporting success with...california, washington,
germany....no gatherings...whether 6 feet or 60 feet seperation...Hell, they're not even sure
how wind-born the virus can go to infect ..

[TeamPooka]

29. oh well.

[Bengus81]

30. If the CV would only infect the idiot MAGOT who does stupid shit..........

But no,these knuckle draggers will then go other places after not letting a socialist Guberment tell them good ole boys what to do. Then the infected and the dead increase.

People always bag on Kansas as being "backward". Our Democrat Gov Laura Kelly has had a stay at home and only essential business open Executive Order now for weeks back when FatNixon was still saying warn weather would be the end of CV. If she would have lost in 2018 we'd have KKKris Kobach as our Gov and EVERYTHING would be open.

[BobTheSubgenius]

31. The local governments should fight back.

They are the ones on the side of the angels, despite whatever Kemp and his ilk say. They should make it next to impossible to park near the beaches, for example.

Kemp, you malignant asshole.

[Ilsa]

32. He wasn't a dumbass. "I didn't know" was the only excuse he

could use where he wouldn't look like an anti-life, pro-death asshole, like his boss in DC.

[marble falls]

33. Maybe he intends to bury them at sea.

[Jakes Progress]

34. Stupid is as stupid does.

A stereotype is often a stereotype for a reason.

[Texaswitchy]

35. Fewer Trump voters.

Go ahead and get sick.

[OnlinePoker]

36. And idiots will flock there because the governor has said it's okay.

Is it any wonder, with asshats like this in power, that total U.S. coronavirus deaths will likely pass Spain and probably Italy sometime in the coming week given the massive number of people dying daily now?

[MarcA]

37. While the GA governor has a lot of black marks there is no need

for knee jerk responses to all openings. The order requires social distancing of at least 6 feet,
no placement of tents or chairs and enforcement of No Congregation Laws by LEO or reports to
same. The main advantage is to allow people to walk and exercise.

[Skid Rogue]

40. Are we sure this is true?

[Mersky]

41. Hubris from a corrupt governor willing to harm residents of his state

Who abused his power as Secretary of State to get himself elected acts as though he has some overwhelming mandate to play God in Georgia. The idiot took the power away from local mayors to make the best decision for their municipalities. As if beach closures are something mayors of beach towns take lightly.

He needs to read this from the LA Times and then decide whether he’s handed local authorities an added headache: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-02/coronavirus-ocean-swimming-surfing-safe-beaches-los-angeles *

Ya know, because mayors really need more disease-spreading variables to worry about right now.

Per the logic in that LA Times article, is the state government of Georgia monitoring water quality in a timely way since SARS type viruses have been shown to survive in waters tainted with bacteria associated with sewage? Glancing at their beach reporting website I’d argue they are not diligent in testing, nor are they applying consistent quality limits from one site to another: http://coastalgadnr.org/HealthyBeaches

I wouldn’t fish, boat, or reserve a 150 seat pavilion in King’s Ferry park, then again, maybe the water is cleaner than the last time it was tested on 1/14/2020. Tybee Island beaches have a range of results from mid March, and wonder if the state will check the water quality anytime soon?

I think kemp is asking for lawsuits if there’s a spike in Coronavirus cases in the next three weeks from the towns he overruled to reopen beaches.


* Shoutout to SunSeeker who originally posted this article on DU: https://www.democraticunderground.com/104022627

[Flaleftist]

42. So I guess we can expect to blow past that 200,000 estimate.

[ancianita]

44. GA's doing its part with over 6,000 confirmed and over 200 dead.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

43. Hoping to get the Floriduh spring breakers?

[lark]

45. Hopefully most Georgians will be smarter than that.

The young trumpers will take this as absolute permission and cram onto the beach and the infections will just get worse. I live 35 miles from the GA border and there are tons of people who live in GA and work in Jax. Each of these could now be a locus of infection and spread it over both states. Too bad it's not just the asymptomatic trumpers who cause this who will die, although one can hope for a karma solution for them as well.

[DBoon]

47. Given a choice between a Black woman and a complete idiot

Many Georgia voters chose the complete idiot.

[Blue_Tires]

48. The human race is too dumb to save itself...