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Rep. Andy Biggs: The American crossroads is symbolized by mask mandates
by Rep. Andy Biggs
| June 19, 2020 01:38 PM
America, and my home state, Arizona, are at a crossroads. We have two roads we can take. One is a return to the path of freedom; the other is totalitarianism. This is not necessarily a partisan issue or even a left/right problem. It is a potential permanent alteration of who we are as a people.
Nothing typifies this more fully than the mandates to wear masks that some governors and mayors are imposing on their citizens. That so many in our country are immediately acquiescent in the broad implementation of mandated masks reveals that we may have lost our way, perhaps irretrievably.
An authoritarian leader typically exercises broad and seemingly endless power. The only two limitations that prevent abuse are the personal conscience of that leader or a rebellion by the people.
Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican, represents Arizona's 5th District in Congress. He is chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. You can follow him on Twitter: @RepAndyBiggsAZ.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-andy-biggs-the-american-crossroads-is-symbolized-by-covid-19-mask-mandates