The Pennsylvania state legislature slaps down Governor Tom Wolf

From The Philadelphia Inquirer:

Legislature votes to immediately end Pa.’s coronavirus disaster declaration while keeping waivers in place

Republicans said terminating the emergency order was what Pennsylvanians demanded when they granted the legislative branch new powers during the May primary.

by Sarah Anne Hughes | June 10, 2021 | 12:29 PM EDT

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania legislature has voted to immediately end Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus disaster declaration using a new power granted to the legislative branch by primary voters, while also keeping in place certain regulatory waivers.

Republicans who advanced the resolution said terminating the emergency order was what Pennsylvanians demanded when they approved two constitutional amendments last month in what was widely seen as a referendum on the administration’s pandemic response.

Due to the wording of the constitutional amendments, this resolution is not subject to a veto by the Governor. And it should be pointed out that the people of the Keystone State voted against the Governor on this.

“What happened to tyranny, guys?” Rep. Matt Bradford (D., Montgomery) asked his Republican colleagues sarcastically. He called the vote to end the emergency order “political theater,” as all mitigation orders, save for a universal masking requirement, are no longer in place.

The mask mandate is the most visible symbol of the tyranny, and the most hated one.

That the tyranny of Governor Wolf, as well as that of Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY), was almost over, as those governors have gradually pulled back on their illegal and unconstitutional orders, does not mean that tyranny should not be fought, that those who support our constitutional rights should somehow forgive the tyrants, and leave things in place for the tyrants to use again.

Philadelphia was scheduled to end its mask mandate tomorrow.

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