Posted on 02/22/2021 8:10:44 PM PST by bimboeruption
The North Dakota House of Representatives has passed a bill that will make any future mask mandates illegal in the state. Monday’s vote passed 50-44 and is now heading to the state senate.
“Our state is not a prison camp,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jeff Hoverson, said.
The state’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum had put a mask mandate in place three months ago, but had previously expressed doubt about if mandates were really the way to go.
The Grand Forks Herald reports that Hoverson called mask mandates “diabolical silliness,” referring to them as a conspiracy run by “unelected, wealthy bureaucrats who are robbing our freedoms and perpetuating lies.”
Only one representative spoke against the bill, Rep. Jason Dockter, a Republican. He argued that cities, counties, schools and businesses should have “local control” of their affairs.
“Both chambers of the Legislature have required that masks or face shields be worn in areas of the Bismarck Capitol building under the branch’s control, though the rule is lightly enforced and oft ignored by lawmakers. House Speaker Kim Koppelman, R-West Fargo, reminded legislators to wear their masks on the chamber floor Monday, but he noted the rule may be reexamined in the next few weeks,” WDAY reports.
Very true.
Although I have noticed more determined conservative people are starting to challenge for political offices these days.
Perhaps there’s hope for more to come up through the ranks.
We need to pray for their protection, that they not get sucked into the swamp and compromised.
They need to ban businesses from mandating masks. Normally I think businesses should be able to do what they want but I live in a city and county that don’t require masks but all of the businesses do. I don’t see it ever stopping without force on the part of conservative government. I have a basic right to go into a store and breathe freely. All this is is CYA move by businesses who are afraid of lawsuits..... obviously they could care less if someone gets the virus.
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