> Republicans were dismissive of that possibility, arguing that in the decades prior to the pandemic, when public masking was largely illegal, they couldn't recall anyone being prosecuted for wearing a mask for health reasons.

So... wait, their argument is that it is okay because they don't think the law will be enforced?! I mean, then, why make it?

Being North Carolina what this means is white people will be ignored for wearing masks in public for health purposes and black people will be harassed - and this law is providing the legal cover for the police to do so. As intended.

So if I'm sick and I have to go to the grocery store i get to spread diseases? Love it

Why would you ever go to the grocery store? InstaCart.

Ah, that has to be that freedom US-Americans bomb the rest of the world for to protect.

From a quick peek...

   % whois southernmaskist.org | grep found
   Domain not found.

...I'd say that founding a new religion could be a quick fix.

And conveniently, the Old Testament is loaded with Commandments from God on the subject of preventing the spread of infectious diseases.

Can you give a few references? I did a quick look on Google and asked chatGPT. Leviticus 13 looks to be about leprosy (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+13%3A...). Also, found some things other things about health but not really much about preventing the spread of infectious diseases. I would like to see more.

Edit: will add that Leviticus 13 does have a bunch about identifying leprosy and what to do about it when found. This includes isolating the person and wearing a mask.