No, you didn't. The recommendation was initial to the state mandates. IOW, the states didn't do mandates before the recommendations. Still waiting for the so-called power grab explanation.
Do you have any evidence to support the claim that the left politicized masks as alleged by @CaptainObvious , and defended by you? I've shown that the first state to mandate masks, did so only after the CDC recommended masks be worn by all where distancing wasn't possible.
Correct but that wasn't initially. At the outset, we were told no masks. As far as evidence of Left's politicization of WuFlu, the mass implementation of mail-in ballots is prima facie evidence of that.
Mail-in ballots are evidence of Left's politicization and power grab, not necessarily of masks. The Left used the WuFlu in order to set up a scheme that could be easily manipulated in order to steal the election with fraud.
Masks and Lockdowns are a Leftist power-grab in that they are initiated by Leftists who are seeking to impose their unlawful will on the people and consolidate their power. By dictating and getting away with it, they make it easier for themselves to initiate other freedom-grabbing measures without worrying about consequence.
Republicans have won the popular vote once in the last 30 years, it's just a matter of time before enough people migrate and start turning more states in the electoral. Not sure it's a great thing, but it's happening. Not to mention old people are generally conservative, and sadly we may have half a million less of those before this is over. No manipulation needed.
Ok, you've moved to a new topic. My post was specific to masks, re: @CaptainObvious 's post. Haven't we had mail-in ballots for many years? Weren't the lockdowns a result of the recommendation of experts? Didn't other countries lockdown? China already has all the power over its people, why did they lockdown? What scheme did they set up as a result of covid, that wasn't present in prior elections before covid? The law allows for lockdowns, as you've seen. What power is being grabbed by a governor who uses their already obtained power of their office to initiate lockdowns? How are governors more powerful after locking down citizens? Aren't the states' revenue hurt by lockdowns? Won't the governor lose votes after locking people and businesses down? Wouldn't those two points alone make them less powerful? Presidents issue lawful orders. Governors issue lawful orders. Mayors issue lawful orders. LEO's issue lawful orders. On what basis do you assert that governors are dictators when they issue lawful lockdowns that are the recommendation of normal expert channels. Haven't courts upheld limited lockdowns ... even repeating lockdowns? Are courts in on the Left conspiracy? Are Right courts in on it too?