Quote:President-elect Joe Biden has floated a nationwide lockdown and mask mandate in response to surging coronavirus cases across the country.

But even if he follows through and orders all Americans to stay at home and cover their faces when in public, don't expect to see those mandates enforced in South Dakota.

The office of Gov. Kristi Noem said in a statement to the Argus Leader Friday that the first-term governor, who's risen to stardom in the Republican party for her hands-off approach to managing the pandemic, has no intention of using state resources to enforce any federal COVID-19 orders.

"It's a good day for freedom. Joe Biden realizes that the president doesn't have the authority to institute a mask mandate," said Ian Fury, communications specialist for Noem. "For that matter, neither does Governor Noem, which is why she has provided her citizens with the full scope of the science and trusted them to make the best decisions for themselves and their loved-ones."

Noem reiterated her position on lockdowns Thursday on social media when she said they don't effectively stop the spread of COVID-19 but have negative effects on businesses and the overall economy.

"We already know that lockdowns don't stop the spread of the virus. However, they destroy small businesses and jobs, and they make it difficult for families to put food on the table," she wrote.

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I love me some South Dakota. We were out there in September. People there are just going on with life.

Love me some Kristi Noem.

Im fine with Biden mandating masks. Its not enforceable..but..fine. Nothing really will change with him doing it anyway. People that refuse to wear masks now are not going to comply anyway.

(11-15-2020 04:01 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Im fine with Biden mandating masks. Its not enforceable..but..fine. Nothing really will change with him doing it anyway. People that refuse to wear masks now are not going to comply anyway.

All NM's Gov. can do is voice her displeasure with Law Enforcement for not enforcing her mask mandate.

I wish we had a governor with balls.

(11-15-2020 03:53 PM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  Love me some Kristi Noem.

They don’t want to enforce it, they can enjoy driving around on crap roads when the feds pull out the big hammer and pull federal highway funding from the state.

I believe South Dakota was hit with that in the 80s over drinking age.

(11-15-2020 05:20 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  They don’t want to enforce it, they can enjoy driving around on crap roads when the feds pull out the big hammer and pull federal highway funding from the state.

I believe South Dakota was hit with that in the 80s over drinking age.

Sure. You think you know how this works. Authoritarian filth.



Now they are against States rights. No code. Proven over and over

(11-15-2020 05:34 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(11-15-2020 05:20 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  They don’t want to enforce it, they can enjoy driving around on crap roads when the feds pull out the big hammer and pull federal highway funding from the state.

I believe South Dakota was hit with that in the 80s over drinking age.

Sure. You think you know how this works. Authoritarian filth.



Now they are against States rights. No code. Proven over and over

You think Trump, Ronnie, and Nixon/Ford are authoritarian filth against states rights?

You spout about states rights but the drinking age, speed limits, and motorcycle helmet laws sound like state issues. All three were forced on a national level by republican presidents using the Highway Trust fund as a big hammer.

Trump threatened to cut highway funding to CA in 2018.

But I forgot, it's always do as I say not as I do with you guys.

As long as we have free borders between states then the pandemic is a national issue. I know your next threat is about guns and a revolution, you can keep it. We all know it would look like the mobility scooter parade at Disney with guns.

I want no part of the Mask-Debate.

(11-15-2020 06:10 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(11-15-2020 05:34 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(11-15-2020 05:20 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  They don’t want to enforce it, they can enjoy driving around on crap roads when the feds pull out the big hammer and pull federal highway funding from the state.

I believe South Dakota was hit with that in the 80s over drinking age.

Sure. You think you know how this works. Authoritarian filth.



Now they are against States rights. No code. Proven over and over

You think Trump, Ronnie, and Nixon/Ford are authoritarian filth against states rights?

You spout about states rights but the drinking age, speed limits, and motorcycle helmet laws sound like state issues. All three were forced on a national level by republican presidents using the Highway Trust fund as a big hammer.

Trump threatened to cut highway funding to CA in 2018.

But I forgot, it's always do as I say not as I do with you guys.

As long as we have free borders between states then the pandemic is a national issue. I know your next threat is about guns and a revolution, you can keep it. We all know it would look like the mobility scooter parade at Disney with guns.

If its national, Can we charge Cuomo with federal crimes for sending tens of thousands to their death

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(11-15-2020 05:20 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  They don’t want to enforce it, they can enjoy driving around on crap roads when the feds pull out the big hammer and pull federal highway funding from the state.

I believe South Dakota was hit with that in the 80s over drinking age.

Eh people in South Carolina have lived with that for decades.

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Good plan to keep the Coast evacuees from fleeing to there.

Also I recently saw a YouTube video, I believe it was Vox, where they were tying to make the case evacuees flee to like-minded states (if you're a Democrat you flee to a Blue state, if you're a Republican you flee to a Red state). LOL

(11-15-2020 03:53 PM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  Love me some Kristi Noem.