North Dakota | September 19, 2021
A Pediatrician Joined the School Board During Covid-19. Her Face Mask Recommendations Could Cost Her the Job.
North Dakota | September 19, 2021
When pediatrician Tracie Newman ran for school board here last year, so many residents were eager for her expert help guiding students through the pandemic that there was a waiting list for her campaign lawn signs.
Now, some of those same parents are backing a recall campaign to get her off the board. They say her recommendation that children wear masks this fall oversteps their right as parents to determine what is best for kids’ health and education. They have gathered thousands of signatures to remove her from the board, organized protests and questioned Dr. Newman’s integrity at school-board meetings.
“People are questioning my motives and my ability as a pediatrician,” said Dr. Newman, a mother of three who wears many hats in the community, including serving as the county’s public-health officer. “That’s never happened to me in my professional life.”
The effort to oust Dr. Newman is one of more than 60 recall efforts of board members this year in school districts across the country, according to election-data website Ballotpedia. That is the most in the 15 years Ballotpedia has kept track. Some 60% mention Covid-19 restrictions as a motivation to unseat board members…. (Excerpts from the Wall Street Journal)
District of Columbia, North Dakota, South Carolina | August 13, 2021
States That Mandate Vaccine Passports Must Also Require Voter ID Under New Bill
District of Columbia, North Dakota, South Carolina | August 13, 2021
Republican lawmakers on Thursday introduced the Vaccine Passport and Voter ID Harmonization Act, legislation that would require states mandating vaccine passports to also mandate voter ID requirements.
The Daily Caller News Foundation first obtained the text of the bill, introduced by Kevin Cramer of North Dakota in the Senate and Nancy Mace of South Carolina in the House, “requiring states and local jurisdictions that institute vaccine passports to require voter identification in federal elections.”
“It makes no sense for Democrats to adamantly oppose commonsense Voter ID policies which protect the integrity of our elections,” Cramer said in a statement.
“If they’re comfortable making people show their private medical records to simply go to a restaurant, they should be fine having people prove they are who they say they are before they vote,” he continued. “Our legislation shines a light on their hypocrisy.”..
(Excerpts from the Tennessee Star)