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Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee is facing blowback after announcing an end to restrictions on businesses in his state and says local health departments will not have the authority to mandate masks.
In Tuesday tweets, Lee said Covid-19 is "no longer a health emergency" in Tennessee thanks to widely available vaccines against the virus.
"We have never had a statewide mask mandate and I am removing authority from local officials to issue mask requirements," he tweeted, adding that remaining mask mandates and business restrictions should be lifted completely by Memorial Day weekend.
Lee also announced an end to 'The Tennessee Pledge,' a set of guidelines released for businesses to take precautions during the pandemic. The 'Pledge' was removed from the state government website on Tuesday. While the recommendations were never mandatory, the governor said retiring the "government playbook" helps send a "clear message" about Covid restrictions ending in the state.
Tennessee joins multiple other states such as Texas that have rolled back their Covid-19 restrictions. Some have criticized the reopenings as premature, and Lee's announcement was no different as many on social media blasted the governor as "unfit" for office and accused him of "pretending" Covid-19 is no longer an emergency.
I think talking to the authoritarians about the police state or freedom is pointlessI've had some success with saying, "I hope I don't ever hear people say 'Why didn't the German people resist the Nazi's?' again." That stimulates a visible moment of doubt. People feel uncomfortable with mindlessly following orders, because everyone who hasn't just fallen off the turnip truck knows that politicians and Big Pharma lie to line their own pockets, but they rationalize their compliance away by accepting that it's for the 'greater good.' That's also why the asymptomatic spread of a respiratory virus lie is being maintained by all the talking heads, despite ample evidence that it's a total fabrication.
The covidians won't like it one bit, as their lockdown without end ''recommendations'' will be seen for the nonsense it is. Then again, the covidians are in cahoots with those of the swamp, the deadstream media, etc, so...