re: Gov. Kemp’s ban of mask mandates puts Georgia on collision course with its cities

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She don't math either....

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Or the King’s version of the English language. Beginning sentences with “On yesterday” just sounds ghetto.

Dear Mayors:
Nothing stops your city council from passing an ordinance. This just seems to indicate that you can’t issue an edict on Facebook based on feels. Like my idiot mayor did.

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As a small government conservative, I have always felt the more decisions you can push down to the lower levels of government, the better. The government that is closest to the people, in theory, governs best.

So, I am 100 percent opposed to JBE's statewide mask mandate, because I don't believe it should be a statewide mandate.

I am also 100 percent opposed to Kemp's ban of local mandates. If a local government (city, or in an unincorporated area, county) wants to have a mandate, that should be their choice. If someone disagrees with it, that's why we have elections on a recurring basis.

One of the worst parts of the PT board, is how so many of you are willing to bend your standards depending on the party in charge, or the issue at hand.

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Great post.

I cant say that I'm 100% opposed to Kemps ban. The idea of a cop pulling a gun on a resistant non-mask wearer is the only visual that I need to know that a forced mandate to wear is wrong.
That said, I absolutely agree that I prefer these things to be managed at a city/county level (even if i think the mandates shouldn't happen).

I do find it ridiculous for those claiming that it is unconstitutional for a state to mandate masks. I'm pretty sure that the 10th amendment makes it constitutional for the states (unconstitutional for the federal government). I'm pretty sure that it is constitutional for a state to require a drivers exam, license, seat belt, and speed limit for public safety. I dont see any argument that separates a states ability to regulate a mask any differently in the public square. Hell... isnt it state laws that prohibit smoking in/near private office buildings?

Even though I'm against mask mandates, there is a lot of dumbassery being thrown around message boards and social media.

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It's his OPINION that it's unconstitutional. His opinion may end up being correct (i.e supported by the courts), but his opinion alone does not make it so.

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Well, he's the state Attorney General, which means he's the main legal advisor to the State government.

So while his opinion doesn't mean it's law, it's a hell of a lot more relevant than, say, yours or mine.

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ABC 33/40 News
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JUST IN: ATLANTA (@AP) -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sues Atlanta over the city's requirement to wear masks in public, other COVID-19 restrictions.

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