In a Tuesday press conference, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state is leading 20 others in a lawsuit against the Biden administration over broad mask mandates in transportation.
“It’s amazing that this has gone on for as long as it has,” he said of the mandates.
“Florida has led the nation in standing up to misguided federal government policies and fighting back against heavy-handed mandates that have no scientific backing,” DeSantis said in a press release. “If politicians and celebrities can attend the Super Bowl unmasked, every U.S. citizen should have the right to fly unmasked. It is well past time to get rid of this unnecessary mandate and get back to normal life.”
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in the press conference, “It’s long past time to alleviate some of the pressure on travelers and those working in the travel industry by immediately ending Biden’s unlawful public transportation mandates.”
“I’m proud to stand with Gov. DeSantis and to lead my fellow attorneys general in this multistate action to end the forced masking of travelers in the U.S.,” she added.
Those joining the Sunshine State are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
“Faced with a government that displays outright disdain for the limits on its power — especially when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic — Plaintiffs seek vacatur of that mask mandate and a permanent injunction against its enforcement,” the complaint reads.
The complaint further alleges that the actions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are “arbitrary and capricious.”
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At the conference, Moody slammed the current policy, which carries criminal penalties, as she pointed out. She further took a shot at the president, who she says should take his “tough on travel” stance to the U.S. southern border.
