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GOP Lawmaker Compares Pandemic Safety Rules to Nazis

May 16, 2020 · 8:31 am ET · Leave a Comment

“A Republican lawmaker opposed to pandemic safety measures at the Alaska Capitol compared them to Nazi Germany’s labeling of Jews in an email exchange Friday with fellow members of the Alaska House of Representatives,” the Anchorage Daily News reports.

“When lawmakers return to Juneau on Monday, they will be required to undergo a health screening. Those who pass the screening will be asked to wear a sticker.”

Said state Rep. Ben Carpenter (R): “How about an arm band that won’t fall off like a sticker will? If my sticker falls off, do I get a new one or do I get public shaming too? Are the stickers available as a yellow Star of David?”

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