The coronavirus option: Illinois mayor uses crisis to gain new powers

FPI / March 15, 2020 In signing an executive order declaring a citywide state of emergency to address the coronavirus, the mayor of Champaign, Illinois also gave herself the power to ban the sale of firearms. Meanwhile, New York City’s socialist Democrat mayor on Saturday suggested the coronavirus could be justification for nationalizing “crucial industries” […]
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