The Biden Administration Concedes Defeat on Its Mask Mandate Being Struck Down — And the Woke Left is Losing It
"U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking."
The Biden administration is conceding defeat on its national mask mandate for airline travel and other forms of public transportation.
The White House released a statement on Monday in response to a federal court in striking down its mask mandate.
"The agencies are reviewing the decision and assessing potential next steps. In the meantime, today’s court decision means CDC’s public transportation masking order is not in effect at this time. Therefore, TSA will not enforce its Security Directives and Emergency Amendment requiring mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs at this time. CDC recommends that people continue to wear masks in indoor public transportation settings."
As reported earlier, a federal judge in Florida voided the national mask mandate covering airports, planes and other public travel. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rulemaking.
United Airlines has responded to the news by dropping the mask mandate immediately.
“Effective immediately, masks are no longer required at United on domestic flights, select international flights (dependent upon the arrival country’s mask requirements) or at U.S. airports,” UA said in a statement.
Jet Blue removed its mask mandate on Monday evening, John Cardillo reported.
Delta Airlines has lifted its mask mandate. Alaska Airlines has also ended its mask mandate.
The news was greeted with enthusiasm on Alaska Airlines.
It was also announced on Allegiant Air, as reported by Dave Bondy.
But American Airlines is apparently continuing to enforce a mask mandate that had no legal basis for ever being issued. [United Airlines signaled earlier on Monday that it would continue to require masks.]
The judge that struck down the national mask mandate, Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, is a 35-year-old judge who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
The Tampa court's ruling can be read in full below:
National Mask Mandate for Transportation Struck Down by Tampa Court by Kyle Becker on Scribd
The judge's conclusion that the CDC's mandate exceeded the agency's authority is provided below:
The CDC continues to insist that cloth and surgical masks are effective, despite a plethora of national data that show this is not the case.
One MD who is affiliated with Harvard Medical, but nonetheless doesn't grasp that mask mandates are worthless public policy, flipped out over United Airlines' decision.
"Hi [United]," Faust said. "When I bought my tickets for me, my wife (who is pregnant), and our unvaccinated 4-year-old, I assumed you would continue to have a mask mandate. Now you cancel it and we will have to board our return flight under your new no mask required policy?! Thanks so much."
"The odd thing about my being disappointed in United dropping its mask mandate is how many people who claim to love kids are totally cool with this meaning that a small number of babies will die of Covid, when we’re weeks away from a vaccinate for all ages over 6 months," Faust added.
Masks don't protect wearers from viral transmission. Even for babies. Period. Maybe he should ask for a refund for his medical degree?
There was more outrage. Much more.
"United can stick it," Steve Rogers lashed out.
"I am sitting at the United Airlines terminal waiting for my flight. Every single individual has a mask on. This is BS. What this really means is that they are not going to make all who choose not to wear it spread their [virus]," she claimed. "Covid will never end."
"My flight attendant just pulled the emergency exit. No parachute," a Woke teenager named Danny De Urbina whined.
Meanwhile, normal Americans are celebrating the decision and joking about lefty flight attendants no longer being able to boss passengers around.
But surely, the majority of flight attendants are relieved they no longer have to enforce the pointless policy.
Justice finally prevailed. It took a while, but it finally prevailed.
Sounds like Alaskan Airlines is the best! Don’t give your business to United and American (and others who will continue with the mask mandates)…be choosy and hit them in their pocketbook!