White House Unconditionally Surrenders on Federal Mask Mandate – Opinion

On Monday, a ruling out of Florida, poetic in and of itself, struck down the Biden administration’s federal mask mandate. The mandate, which required people to wear masks while traveling by planes and trains, was most famous for causing abuse of children under two.

Per the ruling, the administration’s continuing to keep the mandate in place two years later violated the Administrative Procedures Act. In short, the president can not use the excuse of an “emergency” indefinitely, avoiding required comment periods and such.

In response, the White House went full-petulant child, snarking about the ruling and oddly suggesting that violence might occur due to mask-Karens getting upset people around them aren’t wearing face diapers anymore.

Kelly O’Donnell of NBC worries about Jen Psaki, stating that people may decide to remove their masks and increase violence.

Psaki praises Psaki’s take and says, “It’s a great query” that the White House would like to “prevent.” pic.twitter.com/v6DDgdn8jf

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 18, 2022

The administration’s demeanor made it seem as if an appeal was all but certain. Otherwise, why throw a fit about the ruling and suggest violence will occur if the mandate isn’t reinstated?

However, Tuesday resulted in an unconditional surrender. The federal masquerading crisis is now officially closed, barring any sudden change of mind.

BREAKING! BREAKING! This is the end. Here’s where the fun ends.🤯

— Justin Hart (@justin_hart) April 19, 2022

In my article on the ruling I predicted this, noting it was possible that the administration would allow the two week extension to lapse.

Given the mandate was only extended for two weeks and is set to expire soon anyway, it’s likely the administration just lets it lapse and moves on. They could have continued to re-up the currency for as long as they wanted, but this victory was not delivered. This is why it’s important to fight.

If people had not challenged the mandate, Biden and his handlers might have let the mandate go without any fight. I think we all know the answer to that, and it’s really great to see a payoff in this instance. Without this ruling, there’s little doubt the White House, in conjunction with the CDC, would have not only re-extended the mandate but would have kept the ability to reenact in their back pocket as we head into the summer/fall wave, given that the virus is endemic now. This is far too late and they have been stripped of that power.

However, a victory is a victory and children can breathe easier while parents can enjoy their peanut butter without having to be hounded on an airplane flight. Let’s hope the insanity of making toddlers cover their faces, among other things, never returns.