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The vast majority of public health officials say masks are critical for slowing the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 530,000 Americans and more than 1,900 Idahoans as of Monday morning.
“The intent of this bill is to free our people, that they don’t have to wear these medical devices that are difficult and even impossible for them to wear,” said Rep. Karey Hanks (R-St. Anthony).
Several of those who testified in favor of the proposal were women who said they were sexual assault survivors. Wearing a mask, they said, ignited their anxieties and dredged up old trauma.
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The fewer, the better
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A conservative activist says it s a good thing that the Idaho Legislature is considering a bill that would prevent counties and municipalities from issuing mask mandates.
Over the last year, Idaho s Republican Governor Brad Little has never issued a statewide mask mandate. But nine counties and 10 cities in The Gem State have such orders in place, including the State Capitol in Boise, where at least 100 people recently gathered to burn masks in protest of what they believe is a restriction on their freedoms.
Now Representative Karey Hanks (R) has introduced a bill that would ban any sort of face mask mandate issued by local governments in the state.