GOP congressman (Chip Roy) flouts mask rules on airline flight to Texas

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

GOP congressman flouts mask rules on airline flight to Texas

By MICHAEL BIESECKER
June 30, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas congressman who has been an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mask mandates went without a mask for at least a portion of a commercial airline flight Tuesday evening, an apparent violation of federal law.

Republican Rep. Chip Roy flew from Washington back to his home district in Austin to attend a border security event held Wednesday with former President Donald Trump.

The Associated Press was provided a photo and a nearly three-minute video from a Southwest Airlines flight showing a bare-faced Roy chatting with fellow passengers while standing in the aisle of the plane. The video and a photo were provided to the AP on the condition of anonymity by another passenger.

Roy is listed as a co-sponsor on a GOP-backed bill introduced in Congress last week that seeks to bar federal authorities from requiring masks to be worn on commercial airliners or in airports, as well as other transportation hubs such as train and bus stations.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/tx-state-wire-texas-airlines-business-health-15fbd5c0b5247fe96cc9ae3635b36ebe


In a contributed photo, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, an ardent critic of COVID-19 mask mandates, mingles with others while not wearing a mask during a Southwest Airlines flight late Tuesday, June 29, 2021, from Washington to his home district in Austin, Texas. Federal law requires all passengers over the age of 2 to wear masks on airliners and in airports. The photo was taken by a fellow passenger and provided to The Associated Press. (Contributed Photo via AP)

[aeromanKC]

1. Pretty sure that is not "actively" drinking.

[walkingman]

2. He represents Texas 21st district which includes a lot of the Texas Hill Country. For

non-Texans this is a pretty part of Central Texas with lots of limestone, not much dirt, etc. Most of the area other than in the urban areas are a different breed. I have always thought they had "lime" disease. There is so much lime in the water that over a period of time it causes severe dementia or in some cases just hillbilly mentality.

Not sure it can be cured?

[GulfCoast66]

5. The most racist area in the nation. Along with where my family lives in NW Louisiana.

Something about that area.

My family is mainly republicans voting but because they don’t use racial epithets they see themselves as better than their neighbors. But they are still racist.

I love my family but good god that area is a hellhole.

I will say once I let them know I was a liberal Democrat some of the let me know they voted democratic as well. But asked me to keep it quiet. Yeah, it’s like that. I visit once a year unless there is a funeral.

[DFW]

3. And to think they could have Wendy Davis instead. n/t

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Chip Roy is an asshole

[msongs]

6. and what was done about it... nt

[struggle4progress]

7. "... They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged

from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same ..."

[msongs]

8. if ted bundy had been in congress he coulda got away with it all nt