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Don't forget ...Typhoid Mary, byname of Mary Mallon, (born September 23, 1869, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland—died November 11, 1938, North Brother Island, Bronx, New York, U.S.), famous typhoid carrier who allegedly gave rise to multiple outbreaks of typhoid fever.

She would be a Poster on the other boards...for sure if she were here..

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Not sure you saw this. Jim Jordan strikes again.


The Rude Pundit
@rudepundit
It would have taken you less than a fucking minute to google this shit and discovered that George Washington ordered quarantines during the small pox epidemic in the 1770s-80s.
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Rep. Jim Jordan
@Jim_Jordan
· Dec 29
60 million Americans are subject to a stay at home order or curfew.

11 million are right here in Ohio.

What would the Founders say?
4:52 PM · Dec 29, 2020·Twitter Web App

It would have taken you less than a fucking minute to google this shit and discovered that George Washington ordered quarantines during the small pox epidemic in the 1770s-80s. https://t.co/yks6gYi9QJ

— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) December 29, 2020

Jim Jordan Schooled On History After Invoking Founders To Swipe At COVID-19 Lockdowns
The Republican congressman wondered what the Founding Fathers would say about stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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By Josephine Harvey

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-jordan-founders-lockdowns_n_5febd9a6c5b64e4421074d08

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was offered a history lesson on Twitter after he fretted over stay-at-home orders imposed to limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus ravaging the nation.

“What would the Founders say?” the congressman asked on Twitter.

Amid spiking COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, several states have tightened restrictions, ordering businesses to close and asking residents to stay at home. In Jordan’s home state of Ohio, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has extended a nighttime curfew through Jan. 2 and suggested he might soon close bars and restaurants.

Jordan has repeatedly expressed skepticism about the severity of the pandemic. Earlier this month, he mocked the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, for his plea that Americans avoid Christmas travel.

December has been the deadliest month of the pandemic yet for the U.S. More than 60,000 deaths have been recorded this month alone.


Rep. Jim Jordan
@Jim_Jordan
60 million Americans are subject to a stay at home order or curfew.

11 million are right here in Ohio.

What would the Founders say?
9:34 AM · Dec 29, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

60 million Americans are subject to a stay at home order or curfew.

11 million are right here in Ohio.

What would the Founders say?

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 29, 2020

Critics noted that the Founders had in fact followed strict measures to stifle infectious disease outbreaks based on the science of their time.

During the American Revolution, George Washington worked to contain a smallpox epidemic by isolating anyone suspected of infection and limiting outside contact with his army. In 1776, when the British withdrew from Boston, Washington mandated that only soldiers that had already been infected be allowed into the city.

In 1796, in response to a deadly yellow fever outbreak, Congress passed the first federal quarantine law, which was signed by Washington. It authorized the federal government to help states enforce quarantines as necessary.

There’s more history below, courtesy of Jordan’s Twitter critics.

Kevin M. Kruse
@KevinMKruse
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@Jim_Jordan
There was a massive smallpox epidemic during the American Revolution.

Washington quarantined the infected, refused to let people from hot spots travel to his army, and even sent a thousand soldiers to Boston to prevent the spread there.

You should try reading a book sometime.
1:47 PM · Dec 29, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

60 million Americans are subject to a stay at home order or curfew.

11 million are right here in Ohio.

What would the Founders say?

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) December 29, 2020