The framing further bolsters Beijing's claim in the Global Times on Wednesday that a "long-term rivalry between China and the U. " "[T]he … practices of the U. politicians have not only hurt the life and health of the Americans and led to the global spread of the virus, but also exposed the true colors of the American democracy, " the People's Daily article stated. "[T]hey tried every means to seek selfish political gains, such as … downplaying the COVID-19 [Wuhan coronavirus] pandemic at home and fantasizing that the virus will disappear. These conducts have revealed the indifference and cold-bloodedness of the U. politicians and ran completely against democracy. " On May 10, CCP authorities detained Zhang Xuezhong, a constitutional law professor, after he openly criticized the CCP's political and legal systems. Zhang was abducted from his home in Shanghai after writing an open letter to the Chinese government in which he condemned its handling of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak and decried the CCP's suppression of free speech.
Right? — Tim Boyum (@TimBoyumTV) April 23, 2020 The timeline, as you'll note, basically puts restaurants, bars, and other small businesses in very tough positions at least through the beginning of June, even if the stay at home order is eased after May 8th. In fact, it almost doesn't even look like a real reopen plan at all: So the @RoyCooperNC "plan to reopen NC" was actually a plan to keep almost all businesses impacted by his stay at home order closed through May. 🤷♂️ 🤦♂️ 🚫💇♂️ 🚫🍽 #NCPOL — Brent Woodcox (@BrentWoodcox) April 23, 2020 Though it was encouraging to see more statewide data from these officials, the problem is that they aren't taking a county by county approach to their plan. For example, there are some counties in North Carolina that have no diagnosed cases of the virus at all. Why can't their approach to reopening be different than the state's? Lt. Gov. Dan Forest (R), Cooper's opponent in the fall election, made similar points after Cooper's plan was announced: Gov.
"Where's Mick? Oh, I didn't know Mick was here. Look at him. What a good guy. Thank you, Mick, " Trump says of his @MickMulvaneyOMB, who's from South Carolina. Then to North Carolina crowd: "But what do you think about a guy named @MarkMeadows, chief of staff? We love Mark. " — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 8, 2020 The crowd waiting for Trump's event tonight in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The TV feed is a bit grainy for me but, suffice it to say, there is very little mask-wearing. — Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) September 8, 2020 But the president's allies were quick to rebuff criticism on social media about the lack of masks. They pointed specifically to the group of supporters situated behind the stage, many of whom had masks with "MAGA" or "TRUMP" emblazoned on them. The stage is set in North Carolina — Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) September 8, 2020 — Alex Wayne (@aawayne) September 9, 2020 Video from various points in the rally showed a roughly even split among supporters standing directly behind Trump between those who wore masks and those who did not, as some lowered them over the course of the evening.
A person who mails their ballot in but then tries to vote on election day will have that in-person vote counted. The absentee ballot, which would be counted later on, will then be viewed as "spoiled, " and won't count in the final tabulation. Trump's insistence that North Carolina voters try to vote twice in this year's election would likely cause confusion and chaos for poll workers on Election Day. It would also lead to some harsh consequences for any voter attempting to do what the president is calling for — voting twice in the same election is a Class I felony in the state. Trump's own actions might be illegal, too, as state law also forbids anyone to "induce" someone else to vote twice with the intent to commit fraud in an election. Rick Hasen, law professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, explained in a post at Election Law Blog that a case could be made that Trump's words could be seen as such. "He was encouraging people to vote both by mail and in person.
So we will see if that works but I don't think it will. I would love to have it in North Carolina. That was why he chose it. Charlotte. We are going to see. We are going to see, " Trump said. "And at the end, we need a fast decision from the governor. He is going to have to. He's been acting very, very slowly and very suspiciously but we will find out, " he added. Meanwhile, the governors of Florida and Georgia have offered to host the convention in their states.