[COMMENTARY] Because Florida: Judge Deemed ‘Unqualified’ By ABA Strikes Down CDC’s Travel Mask Mandates
Covid, shmovid. The cruelty of the MAGA Cult is the point.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had extended the national travel mask mandate by an extra few days. But entitled whiny MAGAts somehow got to a person who shouldn’t be near a courtroom, let alone the bench itself, and she decided to end it. But not just in Florida, EVERYWHERE. How, you may ask? BECAUSE FLORIDA. Oh, and also the GOP.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Florida, said the CDC “overstepped its authority” in issuing the original health order that the Transportation Security Administration used to impose the mask mandate. She also said the CDC didn’t follow proper rulemaking procedures.
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, the unqualified federal judge appointed by Trump while he was planning his attempted coup, has made air travel dangerous for children under 5 (who can't be vaccinated). If you're as mad as I am, call her office and tell her how you feel: 813-301-6165.
— Frank Lesser (@sadmonsters) April 19, 2022
“Overstepped their authority”? During her Senate confirmation process, the American Bar Association (ABA) said Mizelle was “not qualified” for the position because she had not been practicing law for long enough. So I think Miserable Mizelle was the one overstepping here, because she doesn’t understand science.
4) Judge Mizelle actually received a rare “NOT QUALIFIED” rating for her federal court appointment by the American Bar Association. But Trump appointed her anyway. https://t.co/KV7DDNp0tN
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 18, 2022
The CDC continues to recommend that people mask up indoors while traveling, and President Joe Biden was seen wearing a black mask as he departed for New Hampshire for a planned appearance to discuss infrastructure. Other members of his staff are also encouraging the use of masks, but the President said now it’s up to people to make their own choices.
JUST IN: "That’s up to them," Pres. Biden says when asked if travelers should continue to wear masks on airplanes after federal mask mandate overturned. https://t.co/tyfkAeACuk pic.twitter.com/pZ3zIt3G3F
— ABC News (@ABC) April 19, 2022
Once the TSA said it would no longer enforce the rule, airlines, airports, transit systems, and ride-share services were free to decide for themselves whether to require masks, major carriers United, Delta, American, Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue, and other airlines all made masks voluntary. Uber and Lyft said they won’t require passengers to wear masks. On the ground, however, requirements could vary from place to place. New York City’s public transit system planned to keep its mask requirement in effect. In San Francisco, the regional commuter rail system known as BART made masks voluntary, but the city transit authority did not.
Passengers on a Delta flight cheered after it was announced that masks were now optional following a judge’s decision to overturn the Biden administration’s extended mask mandate for public transit on Monday. Credit: Elizabeth Nesmith via Storyful pic.twitter.com/oXKVk9oNv9
— WNCT (@wnct9) April 19, 2022
But not everyone is throwing caution to the wind along with their masks.
I can’t think of a more important public place to wear a mask than in airports and on airplanes where people are traveling from God knows where and carrying God knows what kind of variants.
Have a good day. ☀️
— Christopher Webb 🇺🇸 (@cwebbonline) April 19, 2022
If you think no longer being required to wear a mask on public transportation is “freedom” but a woman having the right to decide what she does with her own body is not… you are an idiot and also an asshole.
— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) April 19, 2022
If airlines can ask us not to eat peanuts on board if there is someone with a peanut allergy, why won’t they ask us to wear a mask if there’s an unvaccinated 4 year old or cancer patient on board?
— Andy Slavitt 💙💛 (@ASlavitt) April 19, 2022
[COMMENTARY] Another Day, Another Unearthed Clip of Joe Rogan Being Racist