I will say the same thing I said about brexit. Stop asking. Just ignore the mandate. It is only your willingly given compliance that gives them any ideas or illusion of authority over you to begin with. Don't ask for permission from someone who doesn't have authority to tell you how to run your business in the first place. It didn't work for the colonies when they asked the king for less taxes or independence, it didn't work for Britain. It won't work now.