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    FL Governor Frustrates Mask Police

    PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – South Florida's mayors are certainly welcoming to tourists, but many visiting for the holidays, and even locals, are not wearing masks.

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis still won't allow local governments to enforce their mask mandates.

    The governor's Covid priorities are clear; protect Florida's senior citizens.

    Anyone younger, he's not so worried.

    On New Year's Eve, visitors and locals on Las Olas and South Beach did not seem worried either, with most not wearing masks or practicing social distancing.

    Thanks to the governor, local cities can't do anything about it.

    "We can give out citations and we can urge people and we can give out masks, and we've given out thousands, but we don't have the ability to mandate it in any way that's effective," said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber.

    In September DeSantis signed an executive order suspending the right of local governments to collect fines for Covid violations.

    "He continues to say that we don't want the federal government to tell us what to do, states are better because it should be local controlled," said Broward County Mayor Steve Geller. "But when we here in Broward are asking for local control, we're not getting it."

    The governor is emphatic, saying local government cannot enforce its own Covid restrictions.

    At the same, he says, state government can't tell people how to behave, like mask wearing.

    DeSantis takes a libertarian position, saying wearing a mask should be a personal choice.

    "It's not a libertarian idea, there's not some principal at stake, other than the idea that we should protect others and ourselves and our loved ones," Gelber said.

    Gelber, along with Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez have been trying for months to talk with DeSantis and make their case for tough local Covid restrictions.

    The governor isn't taking their calls.
    Local mayors growing frustrated over lack of ability to enforce mask mandates

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    Good job Governor DeSantis!

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    Masks don't work!!!!! Good grief, if they did than why are the stats going berserk?? Sheesh.

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    Thankful for men of God like your Governor. I'm a little envious. I need to go pray now

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    I always go to a Christian Thrift Store, they help support NW Christian School....... yesterday I decided to go "looking". We had to stand in line because they have to limit the number of people who go in. I was not wearing a face mask, and I do put it on when I walk in the door, but I do not wear it "properly". A lady behind me said "mask" and perhaps was smiling behind her mask, I don't know. I told her I have sinus issues and that when I have the mask on, snot just flows and it does, and I hate that word, gag! She told me she has issues to but she still wears her like we are supposed to. I was nice to her, and said I don't, I did not tell her I have my mask trained to conviently fall below my nose when I am wearing it either. Seeing the fear in people's eyes when they see my mask not obeying correctly is so sad. I wonder what they will be doing here in WA State when real fear from the governor and his taking us down really wakes them up...

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