Millionaire GOP lawmakers say wearing masks on flights causes 'ongoing financial harm'

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By Emily Singer -March 15, 2022 4:29 PM

A group of Republicans is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over masks.

A group of more than a dozen Republican members of the House and Senate filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday, claiming that the federal mask mandate for airplane travel violates their "constitutional rights." They also said the requirement causes them "ongoing financial harm" because they have to purchase masks.

"On its face and as applied, the Mask Mandate violates Members' right to be free from unlawful regulations, and Members will be irreparably harmed unless this Court enjoins Defendants from enforcing the Mask Mandate," reads the lawsuit, which was filed by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), joined by 15 other members of the House and Senate.

Even though major studies have found that masks help stop the spread of COVID-19, the lawsuit claims that there is not enough evidence to suggest masks are useful.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/gop-lawmakers-mask-mandate-airplanes-travel-cdc/

Buy your own plane learn to fly and use your own money......

[Walleye]

1. Yes they will willingly takeoff their belt and shoes And put their luggage in an x-ray machine

I said if wearing a mask on an airplane it’s too inconvenient then you don’t really want to get there badly enough

[aquamarina]

2. Jeebus Crikey

Ukrainians are being bombed into oblivion and these whiney snowflakes are still moaning about not being able to spew their germs all over the place. How I long to slap them back to reality.

[ZonkerHarris]

3. these guys are fucking assholes.

[Volaris]

4. This suit is original jurisdiction, right?

Meaning it will go IMMEDIATELY to the SC?

Robert's will side with SWAirlines lol, and the loons will call him a communist (again).

Hilarious.

[Jim__]

5. They also have to purchase tickets. Suppose the airline is making an "excessive" profit.

Should ticket prices be regulated to protect them from "ongoing financial harm"?

[gratuitous]

6. Too late, Rep. Massie

It appears your brain has been too oxygen-deprived to be of any use to anyone. Dismissed.