Texas Republican Dictator Abbott COVID executive orders (Dallas, Center: public schools, closing)

[Dopo]

Anybody else tired of Republican governor Abbott acting like a dictator
In 2020 he passed an executive order basically closing small businesses to "protect people in Texas from Covid" and making wearing mask a law.
In 2021 passes an executive order making it illegal for any government agency in Texas to require wearing a mask




Texas Governor Reverses Course and Orders Face Masks - July 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/u...xas-masks.html


Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered all Texans to wear face coverings in public, with a limited number of exceptions, a sharp reversal that underscored the severity of the coronavirus outbreak that has surged out of control in Texas.
The governor’s order, which goes into effect on Friday, provides for fines of up to $250 per violation after an initial warning, but no jail time. In April, when the state initially appeared to have its outbreak under control, Mr. Abbott had blocked municipalities from imposing fines.


Greg Abbott turns Republican rage into law - Aug. 2021
https://theweek.com/politics/1003430...d-19-hypocrisy

Abbott initially banned local mask mandates in May, threatening to impose a $1,000 fine on counties, cities, and public schools that violated his order. And now just as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance advising indoor masking even for vaccinated people in the wake of the new Delta variant, Abbott is going the other way. Not only has he doubled down on his mask mandate ban but he has also banned "vaccine passports" in the state. And he is doing so even as Texas has experienced a 200 percent spike in COVID cases over two weeks, more than 70 points above the national average.
Abbott claims that he is taking this action so that individual Texans – rather than local governments or businesses – can "decide for themselves and their children whether they will wear masks" and "engage in leisure activities." But protecting individual rights doesn't mean stripping these entities of their legitimate powers and rights.

[Raider Scott]

So...you did not like it when he asked for masks and lockdowns.....and you are angry at him again for not mandating masks?


So which is it? Do you want masks and lockdowns or not, because it looks like he flip flopped and gave you both. LOL

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by Raider Scott

So...you did not like it when he asked for masks and lockdowns.....and you are angry at him again for not mandating masks?
So which is it? Do you want masks and lockdowns or not, because it looks like he flip flopped and gave you both. LOL

I'm not the governor,
he's the one that needs to make up his mind and stop flipflopping

[Rakin]

I'm tired of our Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins being an even worse dictator.

How about we keep all of our freedoms and stop letting any of these people tell us what to do?

[lepoisson]

Y'all didn't complain when governors illegally shut down businesses, schools, and churches for months. But I guess it's (D)ifferent this time.

[TexasRoadkill]

Abbott is not a dictator. Dictators rule with a grand plan. Abbott is just a puppet of oil and big business in Texas.

But he is a horrible, small, spiteful excuse for a human.

[Tigger84Ag]

I like Abbott he is doing a good job.

[Ghost Town]

I like our governor too.
He does what makes sense.
During pandemic he reacted in accordance to the continuously changing situation. Not so strict lockdown with the plan to reopen the economy as soon as possible. I think it went out well last year. Check.
In 2021 he removed mask mandate according to the CDC guideline at that moment. Check.
Now CDC is flipflopping and wants to put masks back. He is currently hesitant to do so and this is quite understandable.

[Raider Scott]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I'm not the governor,
he's the one that needs to make up his mind and stop flipflopping

I agree. Not a fan of flip flopping politicians at all.

[albert648]

I hate all incompetent politicians equally. The ones I hate even more are the ones I see on Reddit, Twitter or other social media. If you're incompetent or don't know what you're doing, at least have the decency to do absolutely nothing and leave me alone. Jenkins' dictatorial actions seek to force me to do stuff against my will and he tweets about it, then proceeds to waste county resources going to court. Abbott's dictatorial actions seek to force local governments to leave me the **** alone to go about my day without government harassment. TBH I'm sure they both screwed up majorly in their own way so I'll reserve judgment on their competence or lack thereof.

Therefore, Abbott >>>>>>> Jenkins in my book in this instance. I reserve the right to change my mind if their actions change.