“Our state is not a prison camp”
by Steve Watson
2/23/21

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The House of Representatives in North Dakota has voted to make mandates on wearing face masks illegal.
The billwas sponsored by Rep. Jeff Hoverson wholabelledthe mask mandate instituted by the State governor last year as “diabolical silliness,” adding that “Our state is not a prison camp.”
The legislation outlines that “A state or local elected official, the state, or a political subdivision of the state may not mandate an individual in this state use a face mask, face shield, or other face covering.”
It also “prohibits making use of a face mask, shield, or covering a condition for entry, education, employment, or services.”
The bill also notes that “If a state or local elected official, the state, or a political subdivision of the state recommends an individual in this state use…
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