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Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

‘Our state is not a prison camp!’ North Dakota GOP passes bill making mask mandates illegal

Author:     Brad Reed
Source:     Raw Story
Publication Date:     February 23, 2021
 Link: ‘Our state is not a prison camp!’ North Dakota GOP passes bill making mask mandates illegal
Stephan:   North Dakota, a state controlled by Republicans because a majority of the state voters are Republicans, is a classic example of willful ignorance as a social trend. Masks, social distancing, vaccines? Not me, not ever. This seems to be that state's mindset. It proves you just can't reach people who choose to live in a fantasy world. It also means this pandemic is going to drag on far longer than it needs to and more people are going to die than need to.
A notably stupid and willfully ignorant North Dakota resident

Mask-hating North Dakota Republicans this week passed a bill that would make mask mandates in their state illegal.

Local news station KFYR-TV reports that North Dakota House of Representatives moved to ban implementing mask mandates, no matter how severe future pandemics might be.

“Our state is not a prison camp!” Republican North Dakota State Rep. Jeff Hoverson fumed arguing in support of the legislation.

According to the Bismarck Tribune, Republican Gov. Doug Burgum implemented a mask mandate last November in an effort to contain surging COVID-19 hospitalizations in his state.

The governor has since dropped the mask mandate now that hospitalizations have fallen significantly from their peak, but that apparently isn’t good enough for Republican hardliners in the state who want to make sure the governor never does anything to protect public health again.

The bill, which passed by a slim margin of 50 to 44, now heads to the North Dakota State Senate.

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