Georgia | August 20, 2021
Georgia Prohibits Local Officials From Ordering COVID-19 Vaccine, Mask Mandates
Georgia | August 20, 2021
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed an executive order that prohibits local governments from ordering businesses to adopt mask or COVID-19 vaccine mandates, saying the measure is necessary to “protect” private businesses.
The executive order bars local officials from mandating the orders, but allows private businesses to require masks or vaccines, Kemp told reporters during a press conference.
“There are some across our state who want to go back into lockdown mode,” the Republican governor said, noting the current indoor mask mandates in Atlanta and Savannah. “Local governments will not be able to force businesses to be the city’s mask police, the vaccine police, or any other burdensome restriction.”… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
Georgia | July 7, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Americans are ‘over’ coronavirus pandemic, do not care about delta variant
Georgia | July 7, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, said American voters are through dealing with the coronavirus and do not care about the dangerous new delta variant causing new cases of COVID-19.
“No one cares about the Delta Variant or any other variant,” Ms. Greene tweeted Monday.
“They are over covid & there is no amount of fear based screaming from the media that will ever force Americans to shut down again,” she tweeted. “All voters are over covid.”…
(Excerpts from the Washington Times)