Georgia governor enables businesses to reject COVID-19 mandates as hospitals overflow

[Jilly_in_VA]

Georgia businesses won't have to comply with local COVID-19 measures like mask or vaccine mandates under a new executive order, as the state's hospitals continue to be stretched to their limit.

Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday that will keep businesses from being forced to follow COVID-19 ordinances put in place by local jurisdictions. The Republican governor said the order was issued to protect recovering businesses from "another round of shutdowns." It doesn't prevent businesses from complying with local orders, but the ordinances won't be enforced, he said.

"Local governments will not be able to force businesses to be the city’s mask police, the vaccine police or any other burdensome restriction that will only lead to employees being let go, revenue tanking and businesses closing their doors," Kemp said during a press briefing announcing the order.

Several cities in Georgia have reinstated mask mandates amid rising COVID-19 cases. Last month, Atlanta issued a mandate requiring mask use in public indoor spaces, including private businesses. Nearby, Decatur issued a similar mandate, though businesses can opt out. Savannah has issued a mask mandate for some indoor public spaces, though it doesn't include businesses.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/georgia-governor-enables-businesses-reject-covid-19-mandates/story?id=79549371
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GQP governors are Pro-Covid. Never forget that.

[Phoenix61]

1. The single best way to prevent shut downs is to

get as many people vaccinated as possible which would also keep the most people working and shopping. I never thought I’d see the level of stupidity on display that is running rampant.

[mucifer]

2. It's calculated evil for political gain. Lots of people will blame President Biden for the deaths

They will do it because they are told to do it and they viscerally hate us.

[Volaris]

3. This will get thrown out of court.

Being a walking petri dish is not a Protected class; who is the governor to tell a private corporation what they can, and cannot do to manage their own business?

Free Market, baby. Suck it, antivaxxers. Go get your shots or gtfo.

[SYFROYH]

5. That's what Kemp wants -- for businesses to make their own decisions

He's opposing more local governments like country, city, or town governments for making mandates.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. Set up COVID ICU beds outside the governor's office

and in the Goverrnor's Mansion. Have the National Guard set up a field hospital on the Capitol grounds. Make it impossible for Kemp and the GQP legislators to ignore the evidence of their inhumanity.

[Cha]

6. Yes Kemp is a COVID Advocate like

DeathSentence & AbBOT.