There is NO USA LAW that exempts you from wearing a mask...

Nasty times are upon us. Weird things are bound to happen. What's next I wonder, will the... camel get... trumped?

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awesome999 wrote:

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kolyaboo wrote:

Why is this hard to understand?

Oh we do. We don't agree it is a good thing. :)

And the US President could enact a Nationwide Mask Mandate under National Emergency Laws but it would be difficult to Enforce.

If done, it wouldn't involve any Emergency Powers. It'd be done through the Center for Disease Control, which is part of the Executive Branch of our government and under Presidential administration.

https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/opinion/2020/08/17/feds-could-order-nationwide-mask-wearing-but-would-difficult/3374796001/

So, it's possible to order it. It "might" even be possible for the President to be the one to order this through that administration and using its powers.

In contrast to the above article, it doesn't really appear that Congress could force legislation to do it : https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjZ6djGkt3sAhUVhXIEHYjqBPYQFjABegQIAxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrsreports.congress.gov%2Fproduct%2Fpdf%2FLSB%2FLSB10530&usg=AOvVaw2Cxzwd8fpvCZkxiHPlujHy

(sorry for the link-garbage, blame google's obfuscation I don't want to parse.. It's a .pdf)

To sum: Congress controls the purse-strings and could try to mandate some form of mask wearing through its powers relating to Interstate Commerce. BUT, it can't force people to... "commerce." Therefore, if you aren't currently "commercing" it doesn't apply to you... or some form of reasonable excuse thereof.

And, then there's State issues, Civil Rights challenges, etc. All complex stuffs in a nation where the government is only empowered as far as the people are wiling to lend it "power."