The pandemic allowed for a gross overreach of power made by lawmakers and blurred the line between the government and public health. The flurry of misinformation and altered data sewed public mistrust into the fabrics of our society and that damage may never be repaired. The one thing lawmakers can do at this point is to move forward and rely on the science.
The actual science.
The CDC updated its guidelines and released damning data that proved the mask mandates did way more harm than good. Infuriatingly, their studies were concluded during the early days of the pandemic and only recently released to the public. Lawmakers had a small window of opportunity to rectify the situation and lift mandates—Which most did.
However, a select few still continue to maintain control over the public. That brings us to what’s been going on in Pennsylvania. The state lifted mandates but the school board still had members fighting to keep kids in masks.
That was, until a judge booted those members from the board, comepletely.
Reported by Fox:
“A Pennsylvania judge ordered five school board members who voted at the beginning of the school year to make masks mandatory to be immediately removed from office.
The order is a result of a parent-filed petition to the West Chester Area School District back in February, according to public media organization WHYY. One of the parents, Beth Ann Rosica, argued that under the Pennsylvania school code districts have no authority to require students to wear masks.
A student wears a mask during class at Raices Dual Language Academy, a public school in Central Falls, Rhode Island, Wednesday, Feb. 9,
The five removed were all the Democrats. The lawyer representing them, Kenneth Roos from Wisler Pearlstine, LLP, said they submitted a motion for reconsideration of Judge William Mahon’s order Tuesday night. The group anticipated it would be accepted for filing Wednesday morning.”
According to AARP, the courts ruled to kick the masks previously, proving that the Democrats were in the wrong for continuing to push for mandates beyond their alleged nessesity.
“A statewide mask mandate for Pennsylvania schoolchildren was thrown out by the state Supreme Court on Friday, raising the prospect that at least some students in the state may soon be allowed to attend classes without a face covering.
The justices announced their decision to invalidate the Wolf administration’s statewide mandate for masks inside K-12 school buildings and child care facilities but did not issue a written opinion that explains their reasoning.
They upheld a lower-court decision that the mandate was imposed by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s acting health secretary without legal authorization. The practical impact of the decision will depend on what the justices say in the written opinion or opinions they will issue in the case and which schools and school districts impose their own masking requirements.”