"Authoritarianism: Murphy"

Sadly, after a New Jersey gym owner reopened his gym yesterday, and police informed him that he was "violating the Governor's order" (then walked away, telling him "have a nice day"), Governor Murphy STRUCK BACK last night.  Here's the link...


https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/New-Jersey-gym-owners-cited-after-reopening-live-15278996.php


Murphy's PRIDE has been jarred because the police failed to enforce his "orders" and GOOD FOR THEM.  Police are sworn to uphold the LAW...not the whims of a little tin dictator!! SUPPORT FOR THE GYM OWNER IS POURING IN FROM ALL OVER THE NATION as Fox News host Tucker Carlson (in photo above) featured this gym owner on his show last night and even BEFORE last night.

But I feel BAD that Murphy has taken this turn for the worse, I really do. They say "a crisis creates nothing, it only reveals what's been there all along" and this CORONAVIRUS Crisis has "unmasked" a lot of the hypocrites who want US to wear masks and retain "social distancing" while they are violating their own "orders" all the time (by the way, the gym owner has insisted that everyone who enters his gym follow the mask and "social distancing" guidelines...his only beef with Murphy's "order" is that it keeps him from OPENING.)

On March 26th, I did a blog predicting "Murphy's (Martial) Law" would come here to New Jersey. (Governor Murphy is the one singled out in the photo above, and after I wrote that blog I was GLAD TO BE WRONG because Murphy seemed MEASURED and REASONABLE, at least compared to OTHER Democrat Governors around the nation.)

Maybe that was my problem...I was comparing him to others WORSE than him.  That's what I did on April 23rd when I wrote about Michigan's Governor, Gretchen Whitmer (the only woman in the photo above.)  In my blog "Authoritarianism: Whitmer" I even said Whitmer makes MY Governor look good!! I don't feel bad for "complimenting" Murphy (that was the best I could do, though) because even President Trump said Murphy is doing a good job at that time.

And, compared to fellow Democrats Whitmer, Cuomo, Newsome and the like...he WAS. (Note the word "WAS.")

BUT NOT ANYMORE.

Murphy STILL has not descended into enacting "Murphy's (Martial) Law" yet but his "order" and his retaliatory actions last night, issuing the summons to that gym owner, DEFINITELY puts him on "The Authoritarianism Team" with Whitmer and the others.

And Martial Law many NOT be far behind, sadly.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/hannity-cuomo-murphy-wolf-whitmer-coronavirus-response