the mayor of Atlanta sued by his governor

The governor of the US state of Georgia filed a complaint Thursday against the mayor of his capital, Atlanta, for having imposed the wearing of a mask in his city. At the end of last week, the Democratic Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms decided to suspend the deconfinement process in her city by imposing the wearing of masks and by announcing the closure of non-essential businesses. An abuse of power, according to Republican Governor of Georgia Bian Kemp, who filed a complaint against her. “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”, pleads the complaint filed in court.

“This complaint is on behalf of entrepreneurs and their employees who are fighting to survive in these difficult times”, the governor said on Twitter.

“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.

Like President Donald Trump, many elected Republicans do not want to make the wearing of a mask compulsory, while its usefulness is now clearly established by scientists and health agencies. The state of Georgia only recommends it, not forcing it. Donald Trump flew to Atlanta’s largest airport in the country on Wednesday and was accused by the mayor “To break the law of the city” when he was seen without a mask during his visit.

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