On January 29, 2021, the CDC issued an Order that required face masks to be worn by all people while on public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States and U.S. territories. The Order also required all people to wear masks while at transportation hubs (including airports, bus or ferry terminals, train and subway stations, seaports, U.S. ports of entry.) On June 17 2021 Florida Senator Rick Scott introduced the Stop Mandating Additional Requirements for Travel (SMART) Act to prohibit the federal government from requiring Americans to wear masks on public transportation.
@8Y62YT48mos
Yes and also require proof of vaccination
@SamLindler978mos
Yes, unless they have a history of breathing issues or prone to panic attacks.
@8Y5N5F28mos
Yes, but instead of a cotton mask, enforce gas masks or better yet, a full body suit. Or just let nature take it’s course with humans.
No, they should recommend non vaccinated peoples to wear them. People have a choice.
@8Y5JWDW8mos
no but withhold tax returns on the unvaccinated
no, only for those for who wearing a mask is not unhealthy.
@8Y5J8J78mos
No, masks have been quite literally proven ineffective against aerosolized pathogens.
@8Y5J3HM8mos
Yes, but only in cases of pandemic.
It’s a business’ choice
@8Y5CT3L8mos
I believe if the majority of a public space wants it to be mask on then it should be regulated. But if the majority of a public space does not want it the it does not need to be regulated. I also believe that vaccines should not be regulated unless an individual wants it.
@8Y59X3T8mos
No, the federal government should recommend but not mandate it. Leave it up to the state government running the transportation. If it is interstate, then yes there should be a mandate.
@8Y58PJ58mos
No, Covid is the new flu, we should all just calm down.
@8Y58KWL8mos
Yes, vaccines do not stop the spread of covid.
@8Y56VTL8mos
Yes, people must learn to care for one another's well-being
@8Y56FMS8mos
No, people are free to assesd their own risk profiles and react accordingly
@8Y54MZM8mos
In this current time, yes.
@8K5FGHT8mos
Let each state decide, but decrease emergency funding for states that choose not to mandate that masks are worn on public transit
No , but hold accountable the ones that don't vaccinate , like pay for their own medical bills and if they cause the death of some one inderctly and can be proved they should be charged and go to jail
@8Y4MJ2M8mos
Don't put them on the same bus
Similar to rationing during WWII, I think the Federal government should only be able to enforce this mandate in times of crisis or national defense.
@8Y4KQS88mos
Yes, but only when the public transport job crosses state lines
@8Y4KCGH8mos
No, instead they should partition the public transportation to separate masked vs non masked
@8Y4BQ7R8mos
Yes, but outside of public buildings and transportation masks mandates should not exists. It's up to each individual to protect themselves.
@8Y46ZQ58mos
We need to do everything we can to protect the immunocompromised population. Eliminate toxins in food. Good nutrition is a critical component of resolving mental and health issues.
Yes but only for federally funded public transport
Yes until the virus is contained
local governments can decide if they want to because they fund public transportation
It depends on the status of each area in the state
@8Y3FJXG8mos
Yes while people still don't grasp that transmission is done by breathing, and it is the replication which causes mutation - as long as people don't realize that they could kill someone by breathing and contribute to a variant even more deadly than the original, they'll need to be made to comply with what started as a request, but it was too inconvenient for too many - they needed freedom from a piece of cloth!
@8Y3CC438mos
@8Y2DLJS8mos
NO, they are not as effective as people word them to be, especially for people that have a hard time breathing.
@8Y27P3L8mos
@8XZZ5ZF8mos
Masks should be mandated for those who are not vaccinated
@8XXSV8R8mos
No it should be a personal choice.
No, masks should be required to be worn by people who are sick or venerable.
@8XXLBSC8mos
Should be at your own risk!!!
@8XXKXML8mos
If the person has a condition that makes it hard for them to breath with a mask on then no and same if their fully vaccinated.
@8XXBZYQ8mos
If they have been in touch with someone or has any symptoms
@8XWMQMC8mos
only in the places with really high numbers of cases
Depends on the transportation type
@8XWJ28L8mos
Yes, in the meantime while we mandate everyone immediately gets vaccinated.
@8XVS6XW8mos
No. The government should have no influence over my daily life
@8XVHBRP8mos
No, COVID-19 pandemic didn't help out.
@8XV5LSW8mos
No, the government should recommend but not mandate it. Not everyone is able to wear a mask and it is not effective.
@8XV4MK78mos
Yes, unless they show proof of full vaccination but NOT by government mandate.
@mdemars888mos
The government should recommend masks and only use mandates when the overwhelming majority of the population is at high risk.
@8XTGGHL8mos
No. People get to make their own Covid decisions period. We get personal choice, personal responsibility, and freedom before safety.
@8XTCBWR8mos
a mandate is not a law, therefore it is not enforceable.
@8XT9DFG8mos
Yes, temporarily while we mandate everyone get the vaccine.
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