Incompetence can’t be masked. And yet, that’s exactly what Democrats in St. Louis and its associated county are attempting to do in reinstating a mask mandate not just for the unvaccinated, but also for people who are fully vaccinated and for children over the age of 5.

This is an arbitrary order rather than a suggestion or helpful guidance, and it’s not based on sound facts and data but on utter nonsense. Despite having the most restrictive and unconstitutional mask orders in Missouri until May, St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis suffered some of the state’s highest COVID-19 case rates and death rates.