by Gilbert B Norman
This is FLUID. Mr. Olsen to say the least.
JB has apparently now chosen to "follow the Feds".
JB has apparently now chosen to "follow the Feds".
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eolesen wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:26 pm Yup, just saw that, but read the fine print -- their appeal is conditional. CDC has to determine that it's needed.The rushed two week extension was inviting a challenge as well.
If they do, it will make for an interesting time hearing CDC and DOK explain how transit, trains and planes are somehow more of a risk than 100% capacity at sporting events, awards shows, movie theaters, etc. which have been maskless for months now...
This is about saving face. Not the "science" anymore.
"If one of my students turned in this opinion as their final exam, I don't know if I would agree that they had gotten the analysis correct," said Erin Fuse Brown, a law professor at Georgia State University.
"It reads like someone who had decided the case and then tried to dress it up as legal reasoning without actually doing the legal reasoning," she added.
eolesen wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:25 pmStill doesn't explain why masks are suddenly effective on planes when they're not necessary in an Oscars telecast, sports arena, movie theater, or anywhere else where people are closer than 6 feet.Already covered above, for those who can see past the Republican or even further right talking points. The masks are not "suddenly effective", they have been effective for years. Guidelines are a calculated risk. The calculation changes based on real numbers - confirmed case levels and death levels.