Republicans are raising hell after President Joe Biden on Thursday implemented far-reaching vaccine mandates requiring that:
- All federal employees, contractors that work with the federal government and health care workers who work at facilities that receive Medicaid or Medicare to get vaccinated with no option to opt out with testing
- All employers with 100 or more workers to either make sure the employees are vaccinated or test them weekly (employers must provide paid time off to get the vaccine)
The President’s decision unleashed a flood of outrage from conservative governors and lawmakers (plus right-wing media cranks) who have fought tooth and nail to block COVID-19 safety measures even as cases skyrocket across the country. Several governors, such as South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), have already vowed to sue the Biden administration.
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Republicans are raising hell after President Joe Biden on Thursday implemented far-reaching vaccine mandates requiring that:
- All federal employees, contractors that work with the federal government and health care workers who work at facilities that receive Medicaid or Medicare to get vaccinated with no option to opt out with testing
- All employers with 100 or more workers to either make sure the employees are vaccinated or test them weekly (employers must provide paid time off to get the vaccine)
The President’s decision unleashed a flood of outrage from conservative governors and lawmakers (plus right-wing media cranks) who have fought tooth and nail to block COVID-19 safety measures even as cases skyrocket across the country. Several governors, such as South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), have already vowed to sue the Biden administration.
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Paraphrasing Oliver Wendell Holmes: Your freedom ends at my nose.
On what basis? He has jurisdiction over federal employees and the rest are probably covered by the Commerce Clause. Besides, haven’t we been through this multiple times already? Courts have always upheld these mandates.
There is going to be a concerted, coordinated national effort on the part of conservatives to produce and supply citizens with fraudulent vaccine cards, specifically to defy Biden’s directives. Hundreds of thousands of people will circumvent efforts to limit viral spread via this method. They’d rather break the law and risk death than obey public health mandates. For many the thrill of cheating will be it’s own special pleasure. Sort of like punching the store clerk in the nose for asking them to put on a mask. Sure, it might get them arrested, but damn, in the moment it felt good.
Immediate gratification, short term goals.