the general mahhhhhdiiiiiii Wrote:
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> President-elect Joe Biden has floated a nationwide
> lockdown and mask mandate in response to surging
> coronavirus cases across the country.
>
> But even if he follows through and orders all
> Americans to stay at home and cover their faces
> when in public, don't expect to see those mandates
> enforced in South Dakota.
>
> The office of Gov. Kristi Noem said in a statement
> to the Argus Leader Friday that the first-term
> governor, who's risen to stardom in the Republican
> party for her hands-off approach to managing the
> pandemic, has no intention of using state
> resources to enforce any federal COVID-19 orders.
>
> "It's a good day for freedom. Joe Biden realizes
> that the president doesn't have the authority to
> institute a mask mandate," said Ian Fury,
> communications specialist for Noem. "For that
> matter, neither does Governor Noem, which is why
> she has provided her citizens with the full scope
> of the science and trusted them to make the best
> decisions for themselves and their loved-ones."
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