Show-Me COVID Mask Lawsuits Vs. KC Mayor Q Call For Sanctions

Once again pandemic politics pits Missouri conservatives against Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

Upon today's news of more COVID lawsuits, here's a summary of the reasoning that powers both sides of the legal debate courtroom kerfuffle . . .

"We filed this suit today because we fundamentally don't believe in forced masking, rather that parents and families should have the power to make decisions on masks, based on science and facts," Schmitt said. "I am committed to fighting back against this kind of government overreach. Americans are free people, not subjects." 

 (AG) Schmitt has already filed lawsuits against mask mandates in St. Louis and Jackson counties, as well as Kansas City and St. Louis city.

The response from the Mayor's reps at a lesser sponsored blog . . . 

In a tweet, Lucas suggested “sanctions” for Schmitt, accusing the attorney general of filing too many frivolous, politically motivated lawsuits.

“There is the buffoonery that was the China lawsuit,” Lucas said, along with Schmitt’s petition to stop Kansas City’s mask order, and Jackson County’s. Schmitt has also weighed in on Kansas City’s police dispute.

To wit . . .

PUBLIC HEALTH MUTATES INTO POLITICAL PERFORMANCE ART AS THIS SLAP FIGHT FAILS PLEBS IN DESPERATE NEED OF LEADERSHIP AMID TIME OF PLAGUE!!!

We encourage locals to pretend that this argument inspires confidence as COVID numbers, hospitalizations and deaths continue to mount and nearly two years of political debate clearly hasn't helped to form a consensus on the best way to stop the ongoing plague.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news links . . .

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You decide . . .