Posted on 05/25/2021 6:14:00 AM PDT by cp124
Democrat Leadership Block Republican Legislators from Entering State House
AUGUSTA, ME -- Maine Republican Party Chair, Dr. Demi Kouzounas, released the following statement regarding a bi-partisan group of legislators being blocked from entering work at the State House for not wearing a mask:
"Why is Democrat leadership not following the guidance put forth by the CDC and the Governors office?" said Chair Dr. Demi Kouzounas. "Instead of operating on facts and science, Democrats in Augusta are once again more interested in control and fueling the mask hysteria within their party. As leaders of our state, members of the State House should be leading the people out of the pandemic and getting life back to normal, not obsessing over antiquated COVID control mechanisms."
Full Maine House Republican Press Release Below
State Representatives Impeded on way to work at Maine State House
STATE HOUSE – A bipartisan group of State Representatives were impeded by Capitol Security today while attempting to enter the State House to conduct legislative business. Members were adhering to Governor Janet Mills’ Executive Order eliminating the requirement that members of the public wear masks effective May 24. The Governor’s order follows U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance.
No policy on masking was publicly posted at the State House. The event was peaceful and legislative, nonpartisan and Capitol Security staff were respectful and polite during the entire incident.
"Today we attempted to do what citizens throughout Maine are doing, follow the Governor’s recent Executive Order making the wearing of masks an individual choice. We attempted to go to work on behalf of our constituents and where impeded from doing so at the direction of President Jackson, Speaker Fecteau and other Democratic leaders on the Legislative Council. When it became clear that Capitol Security and nonpartisan staff lacked the legal authority and or applicable policies to prevent our entry, we proceeded into the State House to complete our work. The idea that the Legislature is somehow above the rules governing the public, science, or even common sense, is indefensible and cannot stand."
Thursday, May 20, 2021 Democrats voted 6-4 to reject a Republican proposal to follow the most recent CDC guidance and Governor Mills’ Executive Order eliminating the mask mandate and apply it to the legislature."
Respectfully,
Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) Rep. Sherm Hutchins (R- Penobscot) Rep. Chris Johansen (R-Monticello) Rep. Heidi Sampson (R-Alfred) Rep. Michael Lemelin (R-Chelsea) Rep. Jim Thorne (R- Carmel) Rep. John Andrews (L-Paris)
Video of encounter from Maine GOP. https://tinyurl.com/29kzbftb
Time for fisticuffs.
Not kidding.
Beat the living Obamastuff out of these idiots.
If those thugs assault you, defend yourself. Walk in there any way.
Don't forget the media scum.
If ‘Republicans’ are turned out, then nothing the Democrat DO is legitimate.
Scum like this will stop only when punched back very hard. They are bullies and thrive on timidness or inaction. Our side has been timid and it shows.
The politicians need to be told, IT IS OVER! Back to normal, open everything up NOW! Only 13,000 cases https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases It’s fading away, let’s move on.
Is there ANYONE here that is NOT boiling over angry about crap like this??????? If 1-6 was an insurrection, what is this, for crying out loud? Intolerable!!!!!!!! We have a whole list of intolerable acts by the Rats. Time to strike back and make it hurt!!!
Democrats are good at blocking doors. They learned well from George Wallace.
Why don’t those sissy Republicans do something about it. You know “somebody did something” kind of thing.
If the Maine legislature has quorum rules, this could be a benefit…
Tomorrow is bring a baseball bat to work day!
SOLUTION: All legislators who are blocked from entering, should go back to their districts and return with as many constituents as possible on the same day to demand entry.
Dems will run scared screaming insurrection, but so what.
jimjohn
How much money have they stolen from the taxpayers?
How much more are they going to try to steal?
What many suspected all along since the very beginning, and is now completely laid bare for all to see: that politicians and bureaucrats exploited a virus in the community to take away civil rights and acquire naked power all unto themselves by issuing rules/regulations/fines SO AS to set a new standard for unilateral edicts in order to exercise complete executive control over the population.
Nailed it.
Time for a mid-caliber tiebreaker.
Trump should have signed the insurrection act and let the military deal with these pukes
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