New York Judge Strikes Down Governor Hochul’s
Mask Mandate
National Review,
by
Brittany Bernstein
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
1/24/2022 9:04:37 PM
A New York State Supreme Court judge on Monday ruled that Governor Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate for schools and other public locations is unconstitutional.
Judge Thomas Rademaker found that the governor and the state health commissioner did not have the authority to enact a mask mandate without the state legislature, given that the governor no longer has emergency powers.
The mask mandate has been in place since mid-December, when the state saw a surge in the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
“There can be no question that every person in this State wishes, wants and prays that this era of COVID ends soon and they will surely do their part to see that
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Heil Liberals 1/24/2022 9:27:19 PM (No. 1049804)
Judge puts finger to the wind and decides it’s time.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
stablemoney 1/24/2022 9:43:41 PM (No. 1049821)
I liked the decision, but I could do without the Judge's ruling how nice and concerned the Gov and Mayor are. The question before the court was, is the edicts of the Gov legal. The answer is no. That should have been the ruling.
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To keep this all in perspective, such actions by the governor and/or legislature are at least within the purview of each of the 50 states and NOT the federal government. That governing body exists to protect our rights - not our health.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Trigger2 1/25/2022 3:50:27 AM (No. 1049917)
What party does this judge belong to? It makes a difference.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
lakerman1 1/25/2022 6:19:06 AM (No. 1049978)
Let's follow the Fauci follies, as he pretends to rely on science.
First, it was - masks are no good.
Then it was = masks are good.
Then it was - two masks are best of all. (Dementia Jo actu8ally took that advice for about a week, and wore two masks.)
The latest from Fauci - the cloth masks are not so good - we all need N 95 masks.
China, which will supply those N 95 masks, collectively smiles.
Follow the science, indeed!
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As Tom Hanks famously said in "A League of Their Own" I say to Gov. Hochul..."By the way, I loved you in Wizard of Oz".
Does anyone else think Hochul looks just like Margaret Hamilton or is it just me?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 1/25/2022 8:00:47 AM (No. 1050068)
#6, I wonder how many hours Margaret Hamilton spent practicing that evil-sounding witch taunt at home in front of a mirror and if her spouse had ever considered running for the door.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Catfur27 1/25/2022 8:14:17 AM (No. 1050095)
..WHAT took so long ??!!....and WHY don't Repubs across the country do the same tactic that dems ALWAYS do when they see a "ruler" or "law" they don't like - find a sympathetic judge... put it in front of him...and allow him to rule in your favor ..???.....then force the other side to go thru the long ( also political ) process of appealing to higher courts ...
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
uforabin 1/25/2022 8:39:19 AM (No. 1050130)
Why isn’t her first thought to go through the state legislature as the Judge suggests and the law requires? The answer is obvious, of course. Instead, she wants to waste time and money by challenging the ruling in the courts. She is a typical power-hungry Democrat who believes she has inalienable dictatorial powers and should have no need to consider existing law.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 1/25/2022 8:51:11 AM (No. 1050145)
As to the Wicked Witch discussion - - - - - -
Margaret Hamilton scared the bejeezis out of us because she was a great actress. Hochul - - on the other hand - - is just naturally scary. No makeup or acting skills required.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
NU74 1/25/2022 10:54:13 AM (No. 1050276)
So, a judge rules correctly that the State Legislature did not pass the mandate. The first surprise is that the judge said the Governor no longer has emergency powers. We who live in NY remember something in the paper that said the Governor was giving herself emergency powers again after the State Legislature took them away.
It’s also no surprise that the State Education Department is telling everyone that the kids still have to wear masks to school today. On what authority does the education Department base this on?
Also, the governor’s mandate was set to expire on 1 Feb 2022.
So New York has an illegal mandate that must be set aside, the State Legislature is the only authority that can proclaim a mandate. State Education Department issues an illegal mandate and the Governor says she will appeal the ruling.
Feb 1st is a week away. Will the Governor extend her illegal mandate? Will the schools blindly follow an obviously illegal mandate? (Looks like “yes”.)
Who is in change in New York State? Judiciary, Legislature, Executive or Schools?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Zigrid 1/25/2022 11:01:33 AM (No. 1050285)
About time for the grownups to take charge...the chi/coms made a mess for the world with their china virus...trying to play "fair" with tyrants never works...it's especially difficult here in the good ole U S A..because WE were raised to think for ourselves...the democrats have stepped in this one...and they smell...pardon the crude reference...but...it explains the democrats ..especially in Washington DC crowd....
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Ladylonglegs 1/25/2022 11:09:33 AM (No. 1050296)
Has anyone noticed Covid-19 is again being referred to as the 'coronavirus'? So they can weasel their way out of their association & guilt? There's some significance to this 'Certification of vaccination identification' - 19 (AI) Covid -19. Evidence in the Luciferian/Satanic evil these monsters have assigned what they've planned for humanity.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
weejun 1/25/2022 11:15:16 AM (No. 1050308)
Slowly but surely, the democrat/liberal/leftist COVID narrative is falling apart. Schadenfreude is indeed pleasurable when it involves people of this ilk.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
cny 1/25/2022 12:11:46 PM (No. 1050414)
Well, she looks like Cruella de Vil, to me. And I hope someone strikes down the booster mandate for NYS healthcare workers soon, so I can keep my job. I work from home, for heaven's sake!
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