Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Protects Public Health By Nixing Local Mask Requirements

Posted on AllSides July 16th, 2020
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ANALYSIS

Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an Executive Order striking down mask requirements in at least fifteen local jurisdictions.

While the governor has encouraged Georgians to mask up to prevent the spread of coronavirus, he has called mandates “a bridge too far.” So despite growing evidence that masks work, and Kemp’s own exhortation that people should mask up if they want to watch college football this fall, the newest order explicitly makes them optional.

The ordinance also caps indoor gatherings at fifty persons and suspends the requirement that Georgians renew...

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