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Colorado GOP leader suing governor over statewide mask order

August 26, 2020 | By  | The Denver Post | “Patrick Neville says Gov. Jared Polis’ mandate is unconstitutional’

“The Governor has overstepped his Constitutional powers. We have checks and balances and Governor Polis needs to follow them.”

DENVER, CO – JUNE 12: House Minority Leader Patrick Neville addresses members of the house and says he will be a “yes” vote on police reform bill, Senate Bill 20-217. Members of the Colorado General Assembly gather for the final days of the legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol on June 12, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

“Colorado House GOP Minority Leader Patrick Neville and conservative activist Michelle Malkin are suing Gov. Jared Polis over the statewide mask order.

Polis has required masks to be worn in public since mid-July, and he has credited the mandate with a slowdown in coronavirus cases. But Neville and some other Republicans have opposed that and similar rules imposed by the governor, calling them unconstitutional.”

“Governor Polis’ Executive Orders have been devastating to the people of Colorado,” Neville said in a statement. “People have been ordered to stay at home; their right to travel has been trampled; their right to worship has been taken away; businesses have been shut down; and countless jobs have been lost. The Governor has overstepped his Constitutional powers. We have checks and balances and Governor Polis needs to follow them.”

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