NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons
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The North Carolina Senate plans to vote Wednesday to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons, institute harsher penalties on protesters, roll back juvenile justice reforms, raise toll road late fees, modernize sex crime laws and let billboard companies cut down more trees.

Republican supporters of the ban said it would help police crack down on protesters who wear masks

House Bill 237 would ban everyone, not just protesters, from wearing masks in public for medical reasons if it becomes law. It passed 30-15, with every Republican in favor and every Democrat opposed.

  • cream_provider [none/use name]
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    2 months ago

    Also passing the Senate Wednesday were bills that would: Modernize sex crime laws to address new technologies like artificial intelligence. Increase toll road late fees by 50%. Allow billboard companies to cut down more trees on the roadside. Automatically charge 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in many felony cases, a partial reversal of juvenile justice reforms that went into effect in 2019.

    They’re really on a roll over there. Not that the democratic governor is going to sign any of this bullshit the mask ban

    • Wertheimer [any]
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, they've had similarly performative vice-signaling bills in recent legislative sessions: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40543385/north-carolina-wants-remove-free-public-ev-chargers/

      Edit - Although it looks like the Republicans have the votes to override a veto on the mask ban, so this one might not end up being performative.