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Arkansas Granny

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1. Is this modern day piracy? I've read several reports today of medical equipment
Mon Apr 6, 2020, 12:50 AM
Apr 2020

procured by various states being procured by the feds, re-routed or sold to a higher bidder.

Is this modern day piracy? I've read several reports today of medical equipment Arkansas Granny Apr 2020 #1
Exactly AG DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #9
+1 CrispyQ Apr 2020 #15
Yes but its legal because when a state of emergency has been declared the government cstanleytech Apr 2020 #17
We need armed guards James48 Apr 2020 #2
Which group of "armed guards" quakerboy Apr 2020 #3
Another group of US government guards. James48 Apr 2020 #4
Sometimes governments need to be told "no". christx30 Apr 2020 #5
Only to make Trump look good and probably to make money, as well. C Moon Apr 2020 #6
unfortunately, this action will be met with ringing endorsement stopdiggin Apr 2020 #7
Always so odd seeing that anywhere, but here, it's so unlikely, like a sock in a punch bowl. Judi Lynn Apr 2020 #10
I'm trying to make allowances for stopdiggin Apr 2020 #28
We are a horrible country right now. ananda Apr 2020 #8
Makes you want to sing the "Star Spangled Banner" repeatedly, doesn't it? n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2020 #11
Yes. But I'd have to be down on one knee to do it. Not just for US but for the world. NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #21
That would work! Welcome to D.U., NoRoadUntravelled. Judi Lynn Apr 2020 #29
Thanks! NoRoadUntravelled Apr 2020 #30
And pirating shipments to our own states as well. SheltieLover Apr 2020 #12
It is simple....FOLLOW THE MONEY ashredux Apr 2020 #13
I would be OK with controlling shipments of critical items, IF mackdaddy Apr 2020 #14
Update Igel Apr 2020 #16
That's still a seizure. n/t Laelth Apr 2020 #26
I hope every other country resorts to smuggling supplies Marthe48 Apr 2020 #18
The other day Gov Cuomo basically said melm00se Apr 2020 #19
in fact there might not be much stopdiggin Apr 2020 #24
Wasn't it Friday sarisataka Apr 2020 #20
Yep, here and on the MSM. Calista241 Apr 2020 #22
gosh darn it. there you go with stopdiggin Apr 2020 #25
Because tRump doesn't take his job seriously more people will die than otherwise would have Mersky Apr 2020 #23
Germany and France and now . . . Iliyah Apr 2020 #27
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