Entire City Rebels, Outlaws Mask and Vaccine Mandates

An entire American city has just voted to officially ban all future mask and vaccine mandates as they relate to COVID-19. And this decision of theirs, it comes at a time when many of these different COVID mandates are starting to return piecemeal across the whole country, in schools, in hospitals, in businesses, and even in local governments. And so the lawmakers in the city, they saw this action as essentially a necessary preemptive step to protect the liberty of their constituents moving forward. And at the same time, well, they also created a roadmap for other cities throughout the whole nation to follow. However, before we dive into the specifics of how and why this happened, I'll quickly mention that if you appreciate content like this, which oftentimes gets completely ignored by the mainstream media, well, I hope you consider taking a super quick moment to smash that like button so this video can be shared out to ever more people via the algorithm, as well as that little subscribe button so that you can get this type of honest news content delivered directly into your YouTube feed every time we publish it. Now, getting back to the main topic, the city that just implemented this new policy is Huntington Beach, California, located in Orange County, a little bit south of Los Angeles. And this fact is quite notable because California had some of the most stringent mandates in the whole country. In fact, you might remember how Governor Gavin Newsom, he made a very special point to make California the first state in the nation to announce a COVID vaccine requirement for school children. This was then followed up by proposed legislation that would have eliminated the personal belief exemption throughout the whole state in regards to vaccines. Now, with the rekindling of mandates across the whole country, including in California, the lawmakers over in the city of Huntington Beach, they weren't taking any chances and they have thus preemptively outlawed all future mask and vaccine mandates within their city limits. Specifically, three days ago, the city council voted against imposing any future such mandates in the city. In fact, Ms. Gracie Vandermark, who is the mayor pro temp within the city, she explained the reasoning for why she brought this item to the floor as follows. The city should ban broad universal mask and vaccine mandates by declaring the city to be a no mask, no vaccine mandate city. I am asking that the city ban the broad universal mask and vaccine mandates and I'd like to ask the city manager to return to council with the resolution at the next regular meeting declaring the city to be a no mask, no vaccine mandate city. And with that, Ms. Vandermark brought the measure to the city council floor. And due to the fact that the residents of the city in the last November election, they voted to have a majority conservative city council, well, the resolution wound up passing. The conservative majority on the city council, they voted in favor of outlawing the mandates, and they quote, directed the city manager to return at the city's next council meeting with a resolution declaring Huntington Beach a no mask and no vaccine mandate city for COVID-19 or any of its variants. Now, the vote on this particular measure was not unanimous. The city council actually voted four to three with the democratic minority on the council all voting in opposition. And in terms of why exactly they oppose this measure, well, here was what one member of the democrat minority said during the meeting, quote, none of us are public health experts. None of us are research experts. I'm the only person up here with a science and engineering background for us to be making public health determinations when we're a public policy board is wild. And then another member of the democrat minority added this quote, it's almost 3am and we're sitting here talking about COVID masks and vaccines. Nobody has asked for this. However, on the flip side, you had the mayor pro tem make the argument that this resolution would protect the personal freedoms of the local residents. Here's what she said, quote, this is all about individual liberty and standing against government intrusion. Last time when this happened, US residents were actually stopped from enjoying our beaches. We had state troopers with weapons guarding our beaches. And then you had the mayor of the city himself agreeing with her quote, it's important for our city to make a statement that says what happened in the past is not going to happen in the future. We're going to fight hard to make sure that individual freedoms are respected. And so indeed, because of the conservative majority on the city council, the resolution ultimately passed. And for your reference, here is specifically what the recommended action that was just voted into effect. Here's what it actually says, quote, the city bans broad universal mask and vaccine mandates. The city manager is to return to the council with a resolution at the next regular meeting, declaring the city to be a no mask and no vaccine mandate city as a response to COVID-19 or any variants. Individuals, whether at city hall or in the private sector, should have a right to choose whether to wear a mask or get vaccinated or boosted, meaning that the city will not impose any government mandates. But according to this wording, at least, it appears that individual businesses will still be free to choose to impose mask mandates within their own shops. And just for your reference, much like the rest of the country, Orange County is currently seeing a small rise in the number of COVID cases, just like they're seeing a small rise in the number of people who get the flu. But unlike the flu, an increase in COVID cases is having the effect of reigniting discussions over COVID mandates. For instance, over in Los Angeles, which is just a short one hour drive north from Huntington Beach, the L.A. Public Health Agency, they recently officially recommended that quote-unquote high-risk residents need to once again wear masks. Citing an increase in COVID cases, here's what the L.A. County agency actually wrote in a public statement. Quote, to reduce risks, especially as transmission of the virus is increasing, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health asks those more vulnerable to take precautions to reduce potential exposures, including by wearing masks. As fall approaches, all residents are encouraged to ask their health care provider what vaccines they should get to protect against COVID-19. The FDA and the CDC are slated to consider authorizing a new COVID-19 vaccine next month. And so, over in the city of Huntington Beach, even though some residents criticized the new resolution by saying that it was fighting quote, non-existent imaginary COVID restrictions, well, the reality is that these COVID mandates are actually right on Orange County's doorstep. Very similar to how they're on the doorstep of most cities throughout the country, especially as the winter ramps up and the number of COVID cases naturally rises. However, the city of Huntington Beach just gave essentially a roadmap to the rest of the country on how to preemptively deal with these mandates. And so, I'd love to know your thoughts. Do you agree with this new measure taken by the city to outlaw all government COVID mandates? And would you like to see a similar measure implemented in the city where you live? Which by the way, if you do, it's probably just as simple as asking your local representative to put the measure on the agenda for the next city council meeting. I mean, frankly, if it can be done in California, it can be probably done anywhere. Regardless, please leave your thoughts in the comment section below. I'll be reading them later today as well as over the week. 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