From the federal government's perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic should be over.
Vaccines are widely available, rates of spread and death are plummeting, and most sane Americans are living their lives as they did before March 2020.
But the feds can't release their stranglehold on the American people.
The Transportation Security Administration and the Centers for Disease control announced this week that the mask mandate for public transportation will remain in effect another 30 days until April 18.
This forces Americans to wear masks in airports, buses, and trains even though most mask mandates have been lifted in other indoor settings.
Even worse, the TSA is making no promises about lifting the mandate once those 30 days are up. Here's what they said they'll be doing until April 18.
"During that time, CDC will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor. This revised framework will be based on the COVID-19 community levels, risk of new variants, national data, and the latest science. We will communicate any updates publicly if and/or when they change."
Did you catch it? The "revised framework" will be based in part on "the risk of new variants." Since a new variant could crop up at any time and in any location, the CDC just gave itself the authority to extend the mask mandate indefinitely.
It's time to send a message to the CDC and the TSA: no more. Convention of States Action President Mark Meckler hasn't worn a mask in an airport for years, and he encourages all Americans to peacefully protest in this way.
We also have a long-term solution to federal tyranny. An Article V Convention of States is called and controlled by the states and has the power to propose constitutional amendments that limit the power, scope, and jurisdiction of the federal government.
Washington shouldn't have the power to mandate anything in all airports, buses, and trains. After a Convention of States, they wont.