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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrder for Mandated Wearing of MasksPlease forward this to the members of the City Council and the Mayor. Thank you. Dear City Council Members of Rexburg and Mayor Merrill: I have recently been made aware of the sudden proposal of an order that is similar to Driggs' order mandating the wearing of masks; the willful disobedience of which can subject the violator to a $100 fine and misdemeanor for disorderly conduct. There are several issues with this proposed order which you will vote on tonight: 1) The introduction of it was just last night at your City Council Meeting. Some of you wanted to vote immediately. Thankfully that did not happen. However, twenty-four hours later you will vote. No public hearing has been held. No minutes posted. No proposed order even available to read except looking at Driggs' order which no one in the public even knows about. This blatant disregard for making the public aware of such a personal and freedom-restricting requirement and not allowing them a voice in this is shameful. The members of the general public who were in your meeting last night were obviously there in support because they knew it was going to be proposed. What about the other side? When does the other side have a right to express their opinions? Twenty-four hour decisions with no notice are hardly representative of the principles and ideals I have always expected from the good citizens of Rexburg and from you as their representatives. Rexburg is reasonable. This action and it's rapid ascent into reality is not. 2) Government has no right to mandate the wearing of masks. Where in the Constitution, Bill of Rights or any amendment thereto do the rights of the people vanish under supposed "expert" advice and implementation of that advice by duly elected officials? Although the 10th amendment gives the states some authority in matters of public health and safety (because those powers are not delegated explicitly to the federal government), it does not give states the authority to mandate masks anywhere but on state (city) property. Disregarding this restricts my freedom of movement and freedom of choice. States and therefore cities, have the right and possibly the obligation to quarantine or require a mask for sick people who are known to be contagious. States (cities) have the right to mandate public health measures such as masks when on government-owned property. Seat belts, for instance, are mandated on public property (public roads). However, a seat belt law could never be enforced on someone driving on their farm or in their own parking lot. You have no jurisdiction to enforce a seat belt or mask law on private property. Only the property owner holds that right. This order mandates that I as a business owner post and enforce it. I will not do it. How is it possible that one of the most reasonable places a person could live (Rexburg) is considering this action? How is it possible that a few of the members of the city council have fallen victim to this unreasonable, ultra modern-progressive, fear-mongering agenda being pushed by the radical left? How is it possible that we want to follow in the steps of Driggs, Milwaukee, New York City, Los Angeles or Seattle? This is not freedom. This is craziness. Mandating the use of masks with enforcement is a disregard of our rights as citizens. If a person wants to wear a mask, by all means, they should do so. If that person has an issue with me not wearing a mask, they can avoid me. If they don't want to come into my business, they are not required to do so. If the city of Rexburg wants to put out an order "encouraging" the use of masks, I have no problem with that. But an order punishable by enforcement is not something I will support and cannot lie down while the powers that be decide what is in my best interest. Remember this fact: the government simply doesn't have this right. This is a violation of freedom. The few citizens of Rexburg, regardless of how "prominent" you think they are and that their opinion should matter, are not me and not those of us who believe this is wrong. Do not let their "upstanding position" in our community dictate where each of your positions as a duly elected representative requires that you remain: YOU AS A GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT BUT TO VOTE AGAINST THIS RIDICULOUS MEASURE. 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