I have some thoughts about the Gov’s decision today not to mandate masks …
First, he’s in a no-win situation. If he issues a mandate, he will get rolled by the Legislature, without question. House and Senate leaders made that clear last night. #utpol
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First, he’s in a no-win situation. If he issues a mandate, he will get rolled by the Legislature, without question. House and Senate leaders made that clear last night. #utpol
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The Legislature is backseat driving the response at this point, and they might be drunk.
Remember when they wanted to go Green as cases were spiking and Utah was on course to becoming the 22nd worst Covid hot spot on Earth?
We’re doing slightly better than Kazakhstan. #utpol
Remember when they wanted to go Green as cases were spiking and Utah was on course to becoming the 22nd worst Covid hot spot on Earth?
We’re doing slightly better than Kazakhstan. #utpol
That said, asking people 9,843 times to wear masks hasn't worked. And, as anyone who lives in SLC can attest, mandating them does work.
It has the backing of faith, health care, business communities and pretty much everyone who doesn’t wear a tri-cornered tin-foil hat. #utpol
It has the backing of faith, health care, business communities and pretty much everyone who doesn’t wear a tri-cornered tin-foil hat. #utpol
If you support a mask mandate, what you need to do is go to your city and county leaders and convince them to ask for one. That’s the only way it will happen.
If you live in Utah County, I’m sorry (for many reasons), but you’re probably out of luck. #utpol
If you live in Utah County, I’m sorry (for many reasons), but you’re probably out of luck. #utpol
Overshadowed by the mask debate … It’s very good news they’re dropping the nonsensical and misleading “Red-Orange-Yellow-Green” risk levels. Those have been a terrible idea from the start. #utpol
And it’s noteworthy that they’ve finally acknowledged the Healthy Together app has been a failure. That thing was bungled from the start.
And finally, there is no reason to believe we’ll get to 500 cases/day by the end of the month. #utpol
And finally, there is no reason to believe we’ll get to 500 cases/day by the end of the month. #utpol
Look at the Epidemic curve the state produces and point to where it has gone down. It hasn’t.
What are we going to do differently? Nothing.
So past performance is likely a predictor of future results. #utpol
What are we going to do differently? Nothing.
So past performance is likely a predictor of future results. #utpol
tl;dr: The rest of this month will be rough. Stay home when you can and wear your damn mask when you can’t. #utpol
I should have mentioned one more thing you can do.
Contact your legislator, let them know your views. And if you’re not satisfied with their response, vote them the hell out of office.
Contact your legislator, let them know your views. And if you’re not satisfied with their response, vote them the hell out of office.
