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As Virginians headed to vote on Election Day, reports began to surface Tuesday morning that some were being told a mask must be worn in order to enter a polling location and cast a ballot.. Townhall independently verified that a handful of Virginians who cast ballots in-person this morning were told masks were required to vote as well. As claims of similar incidents continued to surface, the Republican Party of Virginia tweeted that "if someone is not wearing a face covering they may NOT be turned away or refused their right to vote." In addition, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)-An Oklahoma County District Court judge ruled Wednesday to put the brakes on a controversial new state law that bans mask mandates in schools. Attorneys say today's ruling allows school districts to basically go back to eight months ago and institute mask mandates as they see fit...

Governor Tom Wolf to announce later Tuesday that masks will be required in all public and private schools starting Sept. 7 HARRISBURG- Masks will be required in all Pennsylvania K-12 schools, Gov. Tom Wolf is set to announce later Tuesday, reversing course amid a statewide COVID-19 resurgence that is filling hospital beds just as students return to class. The state Department of Health order will take effect Tuesday Sept. 7--the day after Labor Day--and will require students, teachers and staff to wear masks when inside, according to two people briefed on the plan....

The North Allegheny school board adjourned its meeting Wednesday after residents refused to comply with a federal restraining order requiring masks in district buildings. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Horan issued the order Monday, making it effective that day. But some in the audience refused to put on the masks that were provided in the back of the senior high school auditorium Wednesday. The meeting had been moved there after 80 people packed into the board room last week to debate masking. "We are mandated under federal court order to wear a mask in North Allegheny until further notice," said board...

Day 265 Of The Dictatorship Of COVID-19: Tyranny Came Before The Election Welcome to the weekend. This post title about "Game Over" in Venezuela once the late Hugo Chavez was elected President in 1998 the freedom of the country and its economy doomed to their eventual fate. We've experienced this tyranny before our 2020 election that is said to have elected Joe Biden as our President here in the USA. The COVID-19 tyranny first unleashed in March and then lessened for a bit back again. Big Government like colleges, universities, public schools being kept open and Big Business like chain...

Colorado House Republican leader Patrick Neville and conservative commentator Michelle Malkin announced they're suing Gov. Jared Polis over the statewide mask order Wednesday afternoon The Democrat governor issued his executive order on July 16 to combat the spread of coronavirus. Opponents, mostly Republicans, have seen it as government overreach more than public safety. While Polis is the defendant, the lawsuit questions the constitutionality of the Colorado's Disaster Emergency Act, when the Colorado Constitution "clearly" separates powers between the legislative and executive branches, the plaintiffs said Wednesday afternoon. The legislative branch is supposed to create laws that the executive branch enforces,...

Several days ago, I happened across a video of a group of women in a store who took off their panties to wear as masks (link in comments). I thought, "In light of the most recent issuance by Alabama Governor Ivey (link in comments), I will wear two pairs of underwear during my next public outing."