Submitted on Thursday 16th July 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Remove legislation which makes wearing face masks mandatory in any situation.
Reverse the decision to make face masks mandatory on public transport and inside shops. Abstain from any similar legislation. Wearing face masks should be voluntary, not mandatory, like all personal health decisions.
It is fundamental to our freedom as human beings to decide for ourselves how we dress, medicate, eat, move, sleep, speak...exist. The recent rulings which make wearing face masks mandatory trespass on this freedom. The face mask is for some people an emblem of caution, protection and kindness. For others it is an emblem or fear, alienation and weakness. To me it bears striking resemblance to a gag. Whatever your view, the choice of whether to wear one or not, should be your own.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Don't make the wearing of face masks compulsory in public places in England: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331174
Repeal the decision to implement compulsory face coverings in English shops: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/331430
Make the use of masks on public transport voluntary and not mandatory: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325079
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