BREAKING: Kemp’s office files lawsuit seeking to block Atlanta mask mandate (Athens-Clarke County: gated, live)

[Billionaireboy]

Originally Posted by MattCW

Uh...he's not...

You're right he already has

[LynnHarris1]

'We'll see him in court': Atlanta mayor questions Georgia gov's 'bizarre' lawsuit over mask mandate

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/we...?ocid=msedgntp

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by LynnHarris1

Kemp defends lawsuit blocking Atlanta’s mask mandate

Gov. Brian Kemp defended his decision to take legal action to seek to block Atlanta’s mask mandate and other coronavirus restrictions, saying Friday that the “community defeats this virus – not the government...”

https://www.ajc.com/politics/politic...DN2BXU5UPPQ3Q/

He's obviously not familiar with the Supreme Court case Jacobsen vs. Massachusetts (1905), which granted states the right to impose regulations as the safety of the general public demands.

Furthermore, he already shot his so-called defense ehen he issued the Stay-At-Home order back in April.

Yet, here we are with him wasting my hard-earned taxpayer dollars (*AGAIN*) on frivllous lawsuits...

And lol at someone with a degree in agriculture thinking they can go up against a lawyer in court and not look like a fool.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by citidata18

And lol at someone with a degree in agriculture thinking they can go up against a lawyer in court and not look like a fool.

The state's legal counsel would argue in court, not Kemp himself.

[ronricks]

Originally Posted by citidata18

He's obviously not familiar with the Supreme Court case Jacobsen vs. Massachusetts (1905), which granted states the right to impose regulations as the safety of the general public demands.

Furthermore, he already shot his so-called defense ehen he issued the Stay-At-Home order back in April.

Yet, here we are with him wasting my hard-earned taxpayer dollars (*AGAIN*) on frivllous lawsuits...

And lol at someone with a degree in agriculture thinking they can go up against a lawyer in court and not look like a fool.

LOL at any person who is a city of Atlanta resident talking about wasting tax payer dollars. That same 'lawyer' you are talking about was so dumb she exposed people to Covid at a press conference. We aren't dealing with intellectual giants here and that is a shame. Atlantan's and Georgians both deserve better.

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by Gulch

The state's legal counsel would argue in court, not Kemp himself.

But the counsel is acting on behalf of their client (Kemp).

This is one time why it helps to elect officials who actually know how the law and government works (such as KLB).

[ronricks]

Originally Posted by citidata18

But the counsel is acting on behalf of their client (Kemp).

This is one time why it helps to elect officials who actually know how the law and government works (such as KLB).

The same KLB who fired police officers without any investigation and didn't follow termination protocol and is likely going to cost the city millions in total when 6 or 7 officers bring wrongful termination suits against the city? But she is a lawyer!!!!!!

[EscAlaMike]

Originally Posted by trobesmom

You would think Kemp would be wanting to protect people, not make them sicker. What kind of governor does that? Or he at the very least shouldn't sue locales for mandating masks.

I'm a firm believer in subsidiarity - I generally don't believe it's appropriate for a state govt to strong arm a local government like this, but your view is skewed here.

It's not the job of government to protect people. It's their job to protect individual liberties.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by FSUMike

It's not the job of government to protect people. It's their job to protect individual liberties.

Probably not their role to protect people from themselves.

[alco89]

Originally Posted by markjames68

I know why he’s doing this but in this case he should look beyond government control and think about it as a public health emergency. 4 weeks of consistent mask wearing and our cases would drop. Unfortunately the US number of cases has shown that unlike some countries in Europe the average American doesn’t do anything for the common good.

What kind of sacrifice is it really to wear a mask of some sort in public?

Too many whackos out there on both sides of the issue.

Which is why many of us feel there should be a widespread mandate, preferably nationwide, but at least statewide. It's unfortunate that you basically have to force people to do right by others.