As pointless masking orders become all the rage Joe Biden says he’d make us do it. Mask us. All of us. Presumably, with his phone and a pen, but depending on the outcome in November, perhaps via Congress. Does either have a leg on which to stand?
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Hanover Imposes Fines If You Expose Your Face in Public (Keene Also Passes Masking Ordinance)
We saw this coming when we reported on Durham’s demand that people conceal their faces in public places. Hanover, another College town (Dartmouth), has passed a face mask mandate. People snitched on by triggered locals will get a stern talking too (and Hanover has plenty of those). Multiple offenders will get fined.
Major Retailers Walk Back Mask Mandates They Just Put in Place
Mask wearing is not something that should be mandated. We’ve said that from early on, you decide what works for you, your circumstances. But the pressure (professional and Political) reached a head and over a matter of days, as major retailers announced mask mandates in their stores. Now, they are walking them back.
Maskachusetts Health Officials Approve Permanent Mask Mandate
The Massachusetts Maskachusetts Public Health Department has voted to approve a permanent mask mandate for the Bay State. Talk about living up to your nickname. The only thing standing between residents and a forever requirement – for the good of public health – is a July 24th Public hearing.
Wal-Mart is Making Masks Mandatory
If you live somewhere that doesn’t mandate masks, we’ll call it a place with smart people who let adults make decisions, this will still impact you if you shop at Wal-Mart. The retailer has announced its own mask mandate beginning next Monday.
Democrat Senate to Amend Ambulance Reimbursement Bill to Mandate Insurance Coverage for Abortions
New Hampshire Democrats are pissing and moaning about Republicans “blocking progress” in the Legislature. That’s because the Dems are lumping legislation into omnibus bills to sneak crap legislation through without hearings or debate.
Keene to Consider a Mask Mandate That May Lead to More Infections, Other Health Issues
A Keene, New Hampshire city Councilor (at-Large Randy Filiault) says he will propose an ordinance requiring masks indoors in public places across the city. A move that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) says, “may, paradoxically, lead to more transmission of Covid-19…”
If the Nashua Mask Ordinance is About Education You Are Teaching People a Lie
Is it possible that Nashua politicians know masks won’t do anything, but they want to yank your chain (virtue signal) and make you think they care and are protecting you? Or are they idiots who get their science from Trump-hating MSNBC talking heads?
I think I’ll just leave this here…
by Skip
…for any Democrat, post-election, now claiming they have a mandate. (H/T: Powerline)
Mandate, Shmandate. Hello There Cliff, I’m Ready To Go
It seems the Republicans in Congress, that are still there, believe they’re wearing a “We held the House this past election, and all we got was this lousy T-Shirt!” T-shirt. And the wily Dems have no problem sidling up to the newly T-shirted and complementing them on its fit and trendiness, “you look fantastic!”
Who cares if the Dems claim they have a mandate, that’s what they’re supposed to do. You win, claim a mandate, and walk away. Let the losers stomp their feet, hold their breath until purple and then scream, “No mandate! Whaaa!!!”. Meanwhile the winner goes on to plan what to do with the newly found illusory political capital. Remember when W. was re-elected? He claimed the same thing, and it drove the donkeys bonkers. So, buck up Republicans and don’t play into it, ignore it. Now, I’m just a lowly software pleb that annoys his neighbors occasionally with an acerbic blog or two and I know this. So, why don’t the paid politicians know this?
I’d Like to Know What New Hampshire Democrats Think About This?
I’d like to know what New Hampshire Democrats think about this? Under President Obama’s healthcare law, the HHS can levy $100 per employee, per day against institutions that won’t comply with the (contraceptive) mandate. Therefore, religious employers with hundreds of employees could be fined millions of dollars each year. A 50-employee institution, for example, would … Read more
Obama: Charging A Penalty For Not Buying Insurance Bad…
The Web is brimming with the bitter bile of Obamhypocrsiy today. (As it is most days). But today seems particularly special. First unpatriotic debt, and now The Divine Mr. O reminds us (Circa 2008) that charging people for not buying insurance is mean. And he’s not mean like that. Except that he is. (Are you … Read more
Obamacare – Unleash the IRS – Now it gets personal
by Skip
Conservatives have often said that Obamacare will fundamentally change the relationship between citizens and their Government. With it being now declared as Constitutional, we may well no longer be citizens that have a Federal Government; we are now subjects as the Feds with the new regulations decreed by the Progressives and the IRS deemed to be the cop (as I posted here).
And it just bit me in the butt. And it will change not just the relationship between the Govt and me, but also between me and my son. And you all had better read this – it may well affect you as well. In that previous post there were a number of things that individuals will have to cough up and “share”.
Sidenote: yeah, “share”. Brings up the insinuation that you get to decide to share or not – you know, voluntary. Just like when Democrats talk about the rich and “asking” them to pay their fair share. They already are, and there is no “asking” – asking means the willingness to take “no” for an answer. For the naive, there is no way that Obama, Reid, and Pelosi are “asking” – they are demanding.
I left out some really important information from that post concerning how the IRS would determine if YOU had to pay a penalty, as I thought it really needed it’s own post and an extremely personal touch on my life that it will now place. From the Fox Biz post (reformatted and emphasis mine):
And it’s the intrusiveness of the health reform law that has raised eyebrows. What does the IRS base your mandate penalty on? This is where it gets nutty.
… that the “IRS will need to determine a taxpayer’s compliance with the individual [insurance] mandate and assess a penalty if coverage is inadequate.” However, the penalty isn’t based on just your personal net income. The penalty will be based on an entirely different number that is more than just your paycheck earnings — your ‘household income.’ “This determination is based on a concept of ‘household income,’” TAO has said, adding, “this may differ from the income reported on the taxpayer’s return, because it is a composite of all of the income reported by members of a taxpayer’s household — information that may not be readily accessible to the IRS.”
Or me. Again, the concept of “household income” absolutely turns the former relationship between me and the IRS. My info was the IRS’s info – they’d look at it, see if I did all the right things, if I paid the right amount of tax,and would let me know if they had decided if I was right or if they were right. But it was just me and just them – a singly based relationship.
No more:
I Could Hardly Be Happier…
There were only two outcomes from the Supreme Court that would be useful on the Patiend Affordable Care Act. Complete repeal, or sustaining ObamaCare essentially unchanged. The Supreme Court chose the latter, more or less. And this is fine by me. America hates this bill. A majority of states hate it. Independents hate it. But … Read more
DaTechGuy at Da Supreme Court
It’s another big week for ObamScare news as the legislative dumpster filled with the Patient Unaffordable blah blah blah bill gets a taxpayer funded rectal exam, before nine unelected lawyers, at the impressive edifice that is the Supreme Court of the United States of America. I’m not there. I’m sure you couldn’t make it. And … Read more