Posted on 07/21/2020 4:49:49 AM PDT by george76
Judges in two states will hear legal arguments Tuesday against new mandatory face mask requirements -- which opponents, including the governor of Georgia, are fighting in court.
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the new rules .. have been met with fierce opposition.
In Atlanta, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has sued Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to block an order requiring masks for all persons in public places..
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Tuesday morning, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Ellerbe will hear the legal challenge in a case that could set a key precedent for similar orders nationwide. The hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Kemp also signed an executive order that overrules local ordinances requiring face coverings and bars similar orders in the future. He says the state has the right to impose a less-stringent guideline that only "strongly urged" the use of masks.
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Governor Kemp must be allowed, as the chief executive of this state, to manage the public health emergency without Mayor Bottoms issuing void and unenforceable orders which only serve to confuse the public
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In Pam Beach County, Fla., a similar court hearing will be held on Tuesday to weigh a lawsuit filed by residents upset with the county's public requirement for face coverings.
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attorney Cory Strolla is representing several Palm Beach County residents in the suit and argues that the commissioners overstepped their "constitutional boundaries."
"A medical face mask used for medical purposes is a medical device," he said. "Under Florida constitutional case and law, a government entity cannot force you into a medical treatment."
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The ultimate outcomes of the cases may influence opposition to mask policies in other states, including Ohio and New York.
(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...
Amen!
There will likely never be a vaccine. There is a treatment being refined that delegates covid to a mild cold.
A very interesting point.
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