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babylonsister

(171,091 posts)
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 05:53 PM Jun 2020

'It's utter nonsense':FL Rep. Sabatini files lawsuit alleging...mask ordinance is unconstitutional



‘It’s utter nonsense’: Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini files lawsuit alleging Orange County mask ordinance is unconstitutional
By: Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com
Updated: June 22, 2020 - 5:24 PM


ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A local lawmaker and Orange County businessman filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that the executive order requiring Orange County residents to wear face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 is unconstitutional and infringes on residents’ rights.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings put the mask order into effect as of Saturday. The order states that residents must wear masks in public, except in certain circumstances which are outlined here.

On Monday, COVID-19 cases in the county hit 5,000 with more than 100,000 positive cases reported in the state.

“We have a loud and unapologetic message that we have to send to the elected officials of Orange County, and that is this: that you have to follow the law and follow the constitution and not invade the private rights of people,” Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini said in a news conference Monday.


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'It's utter nonsense':FL Rep. Sabatini files lawsuit alleging...mask ordinance is unconstitutional (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2020 OP
is he upset about the Florida law requiring seat belts to be used? panader0 Jun 2020 #1
How about telling people they have to wear pants? coti Jun 2020 #2
There's nothing in the Constitution about having to wear pants! panader0 Jun 2020 #3
Traffic lights and stop-signs... also unconstitutional? NurseJackie Jun 2020 #4
Not to mention speed limits. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #7
Well, he's wrong nt intrepidity Jun 2020 #5
We Had A Grandstanding Idiot In Illinois ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #6
He should look at the bright side. Turbineguy Jun 2020 #8
If wearing a mask is unconstitutional, then so is wearing any clothing at all. LonePirate Jun 2020 #9
Residents: please wear masks voluntarily soothsayer Jun 2020 #10
Okay then... Get out of people's bedrooms and out of women's uteruses. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #11

panader0

(25,816 posts)
1. is he upset about the Florida law requiring seat belts to be used?
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 06:01 PM
Jun 2020

The Constitution doesn't say a word about seat belts.

ProfessorGAC

(65,168 posts)
6. We Had A Grandstanding Idiot In Illinois
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 06:14 PM
Jun 2020

He sued Pritzker because it was unconstitutional to tell people they had to stay at home.
He comes from a district that is huge in area, because it's so rural. Bug in area, small on brains.
He actually got a downstate judge to grant a stay in the governor's order.
But,........
It applied only to him.
The guy sued so he wouldn't have to stay at home, the stay only applied to him, and there was nowhere to go because the order still applied to everybody else & businesses.
Grandstanding buffoon, like this punk in Florida.

Nevilledog

(51,197 posts)
11. Okay then... Get out of people's bedrooms and out of women's uteruses.
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jun 2020
"you have to follow the law and follow the constitution and not invade the private rights of people”
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