Idaho governor nixes lieutenant governor's mask-mandate ban

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor, describing her actions as a tyrannical abuse of power and an “irresponsible, self-serving political stunt.”

The Republican governor up to now had been reserved in his comments about Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, a member of the far-right who has worked to undermine Little’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

McGeachin last week announced her run for governor, challenging the first-term incumbent Little.

Her executive order Thursday banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings is widely seen as part of that campaign. And she is already using her nullified executive order in fundraising efforts.

-snip-

By KEITH RIDLER
2 hours ago


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/idaho-coronavirus-pandemic-health-government-and-politics-7c28667cbdeae45fc80e35ce7f0a2aa9

[Marrah_Goodman]

1. Did he pick her as a running mate?

Well, this is Idaho, she will probably win.

[jmowreader]

2. In Idaho, governors don't have running mates

The governor election and lieutenant governor election are separate votes.

[Marrah_Goodman]

4. Ohhh... I didn't know that was a thing

Thank you.

I feel badly for any sane Idahoans out there.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Didn't know until a few days ago that at least one state doesn't have a Lt Gov.

That being Arizona.

[Rastapopoulos]

10. Neither does New Hampshire

[Tree Lady]

11. Oregon doesn't either

Secretary of state takes over and has if Governor can't do job.

[rsdsharp]

8. That used to be the case in Iowa, too. That's how Terry Braindead came to be.

He was elected separately as Lt. Governor under Robert Ray, a very popular, very good, moderate Republican Governor. The process was eventually changed, much like the 12th Amendment, so that the Gov and Lt. Gov ran as a single ticket.

[Skittles]

3. OMG THE FUCKING HYPOCRISY

except, you know, when it comes to women making their own choices.

“I understand that protecting individual liberty means fighting against tyranny at ALL levels of government — federal, state, and local,” she wrote. “It is your God-given right to make your own health decisions, and no state, city, or school district ever has the authority to violate your unalienable rights.”

[dalton99a]

6. McGeachin is a crazy extremist.

[rsdsharp]

9. Looks like the Governor of South Dakota.

Another right wing nut job.

[JohnnyRingo]

7. Can't leave her home alone for a minute

She's into the cookie jar, your closet, rewriting the State Constitution...