The governor of the US state of Georgia filed a complaint Thursday against the mayor of his capital, Atlanta, for having notably imposed the wearing of a protective mask in his city. At the end of last week, the mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms decided to suspend the deconfinement process in her city, by announcing the closure of non-essential businesses, and to impose the wearing of masks.
“Governor Kemp must be able, as executive leader of this state, to be responsible for health emergencies without Mayor Bottoms issuing null and unenforceable decrees which only serve to confuse the public,” states the complaint. to the court.
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“This complaint is on behalf of entrepreneurs and their employees who are struggling to survive in these difficult times,” the governor said on Twitter.
This lawsuit is on behalf of the Atlanta business owners and their hardworking employees who are struggling to survive during these difficult times. (1/4) https://t.co/vxiOmteHaH
— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) July 16, 2020
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“3,104 Georgians have died and I and my family are among the 106,000 who have tested positive for Covid-19. During this time, I was sued by Governor Kemp for wearing a compulsory mask, ”reacted Keisha Lance Bottoms, whose name has been put forward as a possible running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Donald Trump accused of breaking the law
Like the President of the United States Donald Trump, many elected Republicans do not want to make the wearing of masks compulsory. The State of Georgia only recommends it, without imposing it.
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Donald Trump went to Atlanta airport, the country’s largest, on Wednesday. He was accused by the mayor of “breaking city law” when he was seen without a mask during his visit.
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