Wisconsin judge upholds mask order for enclosed spaces

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: AP

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Monday allowed the state’s mask mandate to stand, rejecting an attempt by the Republican-controlled Legislature and a conservative law firm to overturn it, even as cases are spiking.

The judge noted in his ruling that the Legislature could vote to overturn the order from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers if they wanted to, but they haven’t so far.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, which brought the case, will appeal, said the group's president Rick Esenberg. He did not say if they would attempt to skip the state appeals court by asking the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to take the case. Esenberg called the issue a “critical constitutional matter.”

Republican legislative leaders did not immediately return messages seeking comment. The Legislature filed a brief in support of the lawsuit.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/wisconsin-judge-upholds-mask-order-for-enclosed-spaces/ar-BB19WDjp?li=BBnb7Kz

---

Reoublicans are COVIDIOTs

[Talitha]

1. This kind of crap is why WI is spiking.

Governor Evers has been trying to help us, but the damned Repugs are doing everything they can to get us all infected.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. The Wisconsin legislature doesn't have a "super-majority" either

which is why they haven't gone on and attempted overturn legislation. They are supposedly trying to flip some seats this year in order to get one, but their dear leader is making it more difficult.

And just as I was composing this post, the NYT had a breaking -

Trump Defectors Help Biden Build Leads in Wisconsin and Michigan

By Nate Cohn

Oct. 12, 2020, 12:58 p.m. ET


Joseph R. Biden Jr. holds a significant lead in the pivotal states of Michigan and Wisconsin, with President Trump so far failing to retain the overwhelming advantage he enjoyed among white voters there in 2016, according to surveys from The New York Times and Siena College on Monday. Over all, Mr. Biden led Mr. Trump by eight percentage points in Michigan, 48 percent to 40 percent, among likely voters. His lead in Wisconsin was slightly larger, 51 percent to 41 percent.

The new results, along with recent Times/Siena surveys from elsewhere in the Northern battlegrounds, suggest that the president has not yet managed to reassemble his winning coalition across the region. He faces modest but significant defections among white and independent voters, while facing a groundswell of opposition from those who voted for a minor-party candidate or didn’t vote at all in 2016.

The president’s path to re-election is narrow if he doesn’t win either Wisconsin or Michigan. If Mr. Biden puts those two states in his column, along with the states carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016, he will hold 258 electoral votes, putting him on the doorstep of the 270 needed to win.

Nonetheless, the Trump campaign appears to recognize that the two states no longer represent his likeliest path to re-election. Over the last month, the campaign has reduced its television ad spending in the two states in favor of an apparent push to sweep Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania, where Times/Siena surveys conducted since the first debate show the president trailing by somewhat narrower but still significant five-to-eight-point margins.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/upshot/polls-wisconsin-michigan-election.html

[cp]

3. WI Legislature hasn't met for months, Repugs have done nothing about Covid

except obstruct and sue.

We are very grateful to Governor Evers for trying to reduce Covid numbers. Very glad face masks will be required on Election Day. Thank you!
A poll worker

[Maraya1969]

4. What the Hell is unconstitutional about requiring masks during a pandemic that has killed over

over 200,000 citizens and shows no stopping?

It's not a first amendment right. Where does the constitution say that you can spread your germs around to promote your damn freedumb?

[keithbvadu2]

5. Trumpsters don't like masks. Call them muzzles.

Trumpsters don't like masks.

[TomCADem]

6. Wait Until It Gets to Wisconsin's RW Supreme Court

Wisconsin's Supreme Court has been on a spree striking down efforts to prevent the spread of COVID, so it is great that Wisconsin's Governor is trying to save lives, but Republicans will not be deterred in their efforts to increase the body count.