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If Joe Biden enacts mask mandates, lockdowns, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem won't enforce them [View all]
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Source: Sioux Fall Argus-Leader
President-elect Joe Biden has floated a nationwide lockdown and mask mandate in response to surging coronavirus cases across the country.
But even if he follows through and orders all Americans to stay at home and cover their faces when in public, don't expect to see those mandates enforced in South Dakota.
The office of Gov. Kristi Noem said in a statement to the Argus Leader Friday that the first-term governor, who's risen to stardom in the Republican party for her hands-off approach to managing the pandemic, has no intention of using state resources to enforce any federal COVID-19 orders.
"It's a good day for freedom. Joe Biden realizes that the president doesn't have the authority to institute a mask mandate," said Ian Fury, communications specialist for Noem. "For that matter, neither does Governor Noem, which is why she has provided her citizens with the full scope of the science and trusted them to make the best decisions for themselves and their loved-ones."
But even if he follows through and orders all Americans to stay at home and cover their faces when in public, don't expect to see those mandates enforced in South Dakota.
The office of Gov. Kristi Noem said in a statement to the Argus Leader Friday that the first-term governor, who's risen to stardom in the Republican party for her hands-off approach to managing the pandemic, has no intention of using state resources to enforce any federal COVID-19 orders.
"It's a good day for freedom. Joe Biden realizes that the president doesn't have the authority to institute a mask mandate," said Ian Fury, communications specialist for Noem. "For that matter, neither does Governor Noem, which is why she has provided her citizens with the full scope of the science and trusted them to make the best decisions for themselves and their loved-ones."
Read more: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/13/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-wont-enforce-if-joe-biden-enacts-mask-mandates-lockdowns/6280673002/
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