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Going maskless during COVID-19 emergency isn’t a free-speech right, court rules
State of the Union ^ | Feb 9, 2024 | Andrew Rodriguez

Posted on 02/09/2024 10:25:34 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the argument that refusing to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID-19 outbreak constitutes protected speech under the First Amendment.

The court ruled on cases involving individuals who claimed retaliation by school boards for not wearing masks at public meetings.

The court emphasized that disobeying a masking requirement does not fall under protected speech, comparing it to other forms of non-compliance with the law.

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, “A question shadowing suits such as these is whether there is a First Amendment right to refuse to wear a protective mask as required by valid health and safety orders put in place during a recognized public health emergency. Like all courts to address this issue, we conclude there is not,” the court said.

“Skeptics are free to — and did — voice their opposition through multiple means, but disobeying a masking requirement is not one of them. One could not, for example, refuse to pay taxes to express the belief that ‘taxes are theft.’ Nor could one refuse to wear a motorcycle helmet as a symbolic protest against a state law requiring them,” the court continued.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
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To: Clutch Martin

Hyperbole much?


41 posted on 02/10/2024 7:37:08 AM PST by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: TigersEye

And watch rugby if you want to watch a helmet less contact sport.


42 posted on 02/10/2024 7:58:58 AM PST by bravo whiskey (Annie Savoy : The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self awareness. )
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To: bk1000
I’m not wearing a mask.

About a year ago I had to wear a mask to have the local SS office scan my birth certificate. I wasn't getting in without one. There was security guard at the door and they had free masks.

43 posted on 02/10/2024 8:10:53 AM PST by EVO X ( )
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To: Bob434
Nearly everyone who got covid was wearing a mask at the time because of the state rules and regu,atio s concerning masking up in public.

I live in a university town. The university had strict vax and masking requirements. Non of that made any difference when Omicron came to town.

44 posted on 02/10/2024 8:15:36 AM PST by EVO X ( )
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To: EVO X

Yup- thie left however will come back with the lie “oh but so many more people would have got covid if they hadn’t worn masks”

Masks were near useless except for covering over the scowls of liberals when you meet them lol


45 posted on 02/10/2024 8:25:50 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Bob434

The university claimed their protocols were working because their stats were better than the town folks. They sent everybody home in March of 2020 and if my memory serves me correctly, most students didn’t return until Jan 2021. There was no way to make an accurate comparison..


46 posted on 02/10/2024 8:48:41 AM PST by EVO X ( )
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To: Clutch Martin

Quite the intelligent reply.


47 posted on 02/10/2024 6:34:18 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: bravo whiskey

ok


48 posted on 02/10/2024 6:42:33 PM PST by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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