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Maryland Becomes Latest State To Issue Stay-At-Home Order In Battle Against Coronavirus

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The battle against the coronavirus, an invisible invading force that has ravaged the globe making folks seriously ill and killing those most vulnerable to its effects, continues to rage across the United States and things are getting intense.

Many states across the country have opted to put out stay-at-home orders in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus, resulting in many businesses being shut down and other measures that are guaranteed to have a deep economic impact on the local community and the country at large.

The latest state to join in on employing these measures is Maryland.

Here’s more on this from The Washington Examiner:

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued a stay-at-home order on Monday.

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“We have reached a critical turning point in the fight to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Republican said during a news conference. “We are no longer asking or suggesting that Marylanders stay at home. We are directing them to do so.”

“No Maryland resident should be leaving their home unless it is for an essential job or an essential reason,” Hogan said, adding that buying food and medical reasons are exempt.

The state of Maryland seems to be taking the stay-at-home order to a brand new level, seeking to actually use legal action to help enforce it. Individuals who are caught breaking the order could receive a misdemeanor and be subject to a year in prison plus a $5,000 fine.

The order goes into full effect Monday evening at 8 P.M.

By the end of the day Monday half of the states in America will have one of these orders on the books including California, Alaska, Delaware, Colorado Connecticut, Ohio, Oregon, and many, many others.

Some might think the idea of enforcing this kind of order with actual legal action is crossing into dangerous territory. We all know that once the government sees how easy it is to take control over us and how easily we accept their rule, it will be difficult for them not to abuse the power they snatched from the hands of the people.

The government is good at taking power away from others, but not so good at giving it back. We all agree that things must be done to stop the spread of the virus, but the question we must all ask ourselves is how far is too far?

Are we willing to sacrifice our liberty for safety?

Guess we’ll know the answer to that sooner rather than later.

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