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6/18/20  11:33 am
Commenter: René Bowman

Remove Mask Mandate for health reasons
 

 I’m sure our legislators are aware that the cloth face covering is ineffective and (in some cases) causing more harm than good...(especially for those with prolonged mask wearing required at their places of employment, while intensely exercising, people with respiratory illness/distress, people with conditions of the nervous system, those who are already compromised in any way cardiovascular, and the list GOES ON).

Wearing a mask is a known IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT as the body struggles to maintain healthy oxygen levels in the blood stream.  
Mask mandates put pressure on private businesses and local law enforcement to police the behavior/ choices of private citizens making personal decisions about whether or not a mask is necessary after assessing personal risks with conflicting sources of information. The mandate invites undo conflict among the public. 
With our personalFreedoms seeming to erode daily, please exercise common sense, based on Reputable science and proven Facts, please remove the mandate and allow citizens to choose for themselves whether or not to wear a mask. 

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