Cuomo idiocy on virus mandates apparently has not changed, though Andrew Cuomo is no longer in office. But New York counties are rebelling.
FNC: “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing pushback against her mask mandate from Republican and Democratic county executives who say they will not enforce the order on Long Island, north of the Big Apple and elsewhere in the Empire State.
Speaking at a press conference in western New York recently, Hochul argued that enforcing the mask mandate ‘is the easiest thing you can do’ to combat the spread of the new variants of COVID-19. The Democrat affirmed that ‘this is not that big of a deal’ to businesses she’s spoken to in that region, despite at least a dozen county executives elsewhere in the state criticizing the mandate.
More than a dozen counties said they will not enforce the mandate. The measure requires everyone at indoor establishments that are not private homes to wear a mask regardless of whether or not they are vaccinated. Enforcement falls on county health departments, which would issue $1,000 fines.”
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro rejected Hochul’s mandates, tweeting: “We will not escalate tension or conflict or further burden our local small (businesses) by allocating resources we do not have to this impractical & unenforceable measure.”
Dutchess County has used considerable resources navigating this pandemic to help keep our residents safe and informed. From a practical perspective, the State’s newest mandate is unenforceable and will become confrontational – and they know it. (2/5)
— Marc Molinaro (@marcmolinaro) December 12, 2021
In Nassau Countycincoming GOP executive Bruce Blakeman said he wouldn’t enforce mandates once he takes office on Jan. 1. “Come January 1st, my administration will move Nassau forward with a common sense approach that acknowledges the facts, science and progress made by our residents while also protecting businesses and jobs from any further damage created by government mandates,” Blakeman said in a statement.
“Nassau County is not in crisis, and should not be painted with the same broad brush as the rest of the state. Ninety-seven percent of adults in Nassau County have received at least their first dose of the vaccine and Nassau hospitals have adequate capacity to handle existing demand,” said Blakeman. Another Nassau County Executive, Laura Curran, a Democrat, told the New York Post last she would not actively enforce mandates, but would respond to complaints and assisting businesses instead.
This piece was written by David Kamioner on December 22, 2021. It originally appeared in DrewBerquist.com and is used by permission.
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Its like some politician actually want to keep their jobs in NY rather than listen to a crazy unelected nutter who has no idea WTF she is talking about. Frigging Nazi has no authority and is being ignored as the Dipshitocrat she is