Georgia Governor Brian Kemp filed a lawsuit last week to challenge face mask restrictions implemented by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, which mandated that all Atlanta residents wear the masks in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The clash between Governor Kemp and Mayor Bottoms is due to the fact that the governor has the authority over local municipalities, which means that he is in control of exactly how the state of Georgia will deal with the ongoing pandemic efforts. In fact, an executive order banning municipalities from issuing ordinances requiring people wear masks was passed by Kemp earlier in the week.
Governor Kemp filed the lawsuit against both Mayor Bottoms and the Atlanta City Council which challenges Bottoms’ ability to require the people in the city to wear face masks. The suit argues that local state municipalities do not have the legal authority to issue orders that are more or less restrictive than those issued by the governor. The fact that this includes Atlanta does not sit well with the city’s mayor.
“As the Mayor of the City of Atlanta, Mayor Bottoms does not have the legal authority to modify, change or ignore Governor Kemp’s executive orders,” the suit states. In addition, the lawsuit challenges Bottoms’ decision on July 10 to demote the city of Atlanta back from “Phase 2” of reopening to “Phase 1,” telling residents that they must stay home except for essential outings and allowing restaurants and businesses to only serve curbside and to-go meals with no onsite dining at all.
Currently, the feud for power in the state has been deescalated somewhat, with Kemp withdrawing his request for an emergency hearing in his lawsuit against Mayor Bottoms and the City Council, but not before two judges recused themselves from the case.
The second court date of July 28 was scheduled, but before the hearing could be held, the governor and mayor were ordered to mediation.
“Shortly after we filed suit against Mayor Bottoms and the Atlanta City Council, the Mayor retreated from misleading claims that the city was reverting to Phase One by shuttering specific businesses and penalizing law-abiding business owners,” Kemp said. “From the beginning, this overstep by the Mayor was our foremost concern and the primary impetus behind the litigation given the threat of economic harm and immediate backlash from Atlanta’s business community. Now, Mayor Bottoms has taken several opportunities to publicly explain that Phase One is purely voluntary, and we appreciate this concession.”
All democrats believe they are the incarnation, Adolf Hitler and their words are subprime law, Actually, their words are pure
nothing but pure PIG MANURE.
Well the mayor of Atlanta is doing the usual dictator style actions like all the rest of the dim wits in charge anywhere in the entire USA. Atlanta needs a recall and someone other than a dim wit in the office of mayor of that city. They all lie and you should not believe anything they say. These days their own actions tells you what they will really do. ACTIONS DO NOT FOLLOW WORDS FOR THE DNC LUNATICS when campaigning.
It appears the dim wits are all in synche with the agenda of dictator. Next she has to ban ice, harrass the local police and release criminals from jails and prisons because of the pandemic. And possibly determine Atlanta is a sanctuary for illegal aliens. Being dim wit whether declared or not it likely is an illegal alien free zone.
All democrats are communist.
Every day I pray for the demise of the demoncrat party. The only way to save our glorious country is for every patriotic American to go to the polls on Nov.3rd and vote these evil communistic a-holes out of office. Do not pay attention to any one who tries to tell you different, they are trying to destroy us and our Nation. Don’t let them do it….
Dennis Clements, you are so absolutely correct. Further, when a Democrat liberal mentions voluntary, he/she actually means mandate. Voluntary is NOT within their vocabulary, just like with Hitler.
Not all democrats are so far left, those who still think for themselves will hopefully come around and learn that “do nothing Joe’ is not the way to go. Forget what everyone one says, more accomplished on trumps side in 3.5 years than biden’s 4o plus years. I can only pray that if he wins he will you know… DO Nothing
Vote in person or your vote will elect more democrat dictator scum.
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