Mayor Bottoms says Gov. Kemp is trying to block her from talking to the press

[Eugene]

Thanks to MSNBC's The Reid Out for the alert

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Source: WSB-TV

Mayor Bottoms says Gov. Kemp is trying to block her from talking to the press

By: WSBTV.com News Staff
Updated: July 20, 2020 - 3:23 PM

ATLANTA — A legal showdown is brewing between Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms about the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The battle first began on July 10, when the state filed a lawsuit challenging Bottoms’ decision to roll back reopening guidelines in the city of Atlanta.

Bottoms argued that with cases of COVID-19 surging, people should wear masks in public and restaurants should close their dining rooms.

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Bottoms said on Twitter Sunday that as part of that lawsuit, Kemp has also asked for an emergency injunction to restrain her from talking to the press.

Bottoms attached a screenshot of Kemp’s injunction, which asks the court to:

“Issue an interlocutory and permanent injunction to restrain Mayor Bottoms from issuing press releases or making statement to the press, that she has the authority to impose more or less restrictive measures than are ordered by Governor Kemp related to the Public Health Emergency.”

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Read more: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/mayor-bottoms-says-gov-kemp-is-trying-block-her-talking-press/TGZST42T7NGDNCWAICLRTI7VJQ/

Link to tweet

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Time to tell Atlanta and Portland.....

The Constitution is only for BunkerBoy and his RepubliCon followers.
For the rest - SHUT AND FOLLOW ORDERS!!!!

[Cha]

2. Buzz OFF, kemp.. you ain't nothin' but

an annoying Fascistrumphuck.

[wishstar]

3. She said of all the mayors (rest of them male) with mask mandates, she is only one he is going after

and that he is going after her personally even though Atlanta is the hardest hit city with nearly half of the total Covid cases in Georgia. She also said how rididculous that he was suing her over her recommendations for safety measures for businesses that were not mandates but common sense scientifically based guidelines.

[Nevilledog]

4. Hearing on this is scheduled for tomorrow.