ACLU Opposing Facemask Restrictions – HotAir

I’m sure you remember the bad old days during the pandemic when governments were making face masks mandatory in nearly all public spaces, including restaurants and on public transit. We can set aside for the moment the ugly fact that most of those masks, particularly cloth ones worn by the majority of Americans, did absolutely nothing to prevent the spread of the virus. By 2022, most of the mask requirements had been lifted. But now Chicago is leading a charge to go in the opposite direction. Lawmakers in the Windy City are currently debating new rules that would ban the public wearing of masks in certain circumstances. This has nothing to do with COVID, of course. They are concerned about the number of people wearing masks to conceal their identity during violent protests and the commission of various crimes. But you probably won’t be surprised to learn that the ACLU is fighting…