Karl Denninger nails this issue today. The question arises—suppose the SCOTUS were to reverse the Fifth Circuit’s stay on the Zhou regime’s experimental injection mandate? Would the Fifth Circuit feel obliged to rule in favor of the mandate? I suspect not. The tone of the Fifth Circuit’s opinion upholding the stay was extremely hostile to the mandate, which they clearly viewed as having no reasonable basis—aside from the issue of whether OSHA even has the authority to enforce such a mandate. This is what I’ve been hoping to see: Courts willing to address the substantive issues of reasonability with regard to the entire Covid regime, and this is an excellent place to start. The tone of the Fifth Circuit opinion suggests that their attitude is something along these lines: We can’t control what the SCOTUS may or may not do, but we can stand on principle in our own names, and that’s what we intend to do.
Meanwhile in Oklahoma, where some remember that the states agreed to forming a union, over which Biden now believes he and his henchpersons reign:
"A recently introduced Oklahoma Senate bill may allow employees of government and private entities to file lawsuits against their employers for as much as $1 million over health problems associated with vaccines or other forms of medical treatment.
State Sen. Rob Standridge, a Republican, said in a statement that Oklahoma employees would be able to sue their employers over medical issues connected to operations or treatment as a condition for employment.
“If an employee is required to receive the vaccine or some other medical treatment as a condition of employment and it causes that person harm, our citizens need to know they’ll have some recourse that will provide them with meaningful relief,” he said. “That’s what my legislation will do.””
If only it applied to the Military as well. We are going to lose so many pilots and Navy Seals, soldiers alike who won't get the shot. They are under their own court system. The ones who have applied for religious exemption received a formed letter not excusing them (that alone is illegal as each one is to have an individual response reply) and many do need a medical exemption. This is not counting the ones who just don't want it. There are thousands. Are we ready to lose that many military people? My son-in-law has been in the Marines for 18 years and instructs pilots on how to fly F-35's. He may be discharged without any pension or benefits. We just pray for an honorable discharge and not the Brig or dishonorable discharge. 18 years of his family (4 children) serving this country and this is how we treat them? Not to mention how much taxpayers have paid for his training? I believe his helmet alone is a half-million dollar. The children change communities every three years! I'm disgusted by the way the Military is being treated and where it's going with progressive BS.
My personal hope is that SCOTUS slaps it down the same way it did the CDC mandate - if there is going to be a nationwide vaccination requirement, then congress needs to pass a law. Here they should go one step further and say the state legislative bodies must do it. And as a final step, the government, at any level, can’t take private property to achieve its goal - not to promote unions and not to promote public health objectives. If the states want to mandate some vaccine, they can’t force the cost and enforcement on private businesses…..
Meanwhile in Oklahoma, where some remember that the states agreed to forming a union, over which Biden now believes he and his henchpersons reign:
"A recently introduced Oklahoma Senate bill may allow employees of government and private entities to file lawsuits against their employers for as much as $1 million over health problems associated with vaccines or other forms of medical treatment.
State Sen. Rob Standridge, a Republican, said in a statement that Oklahoma employees would be able to sue their employers over medical issues connected to operations or treatment as a condition for employment.
“If an employee is required to receive the vaccine or some other medical treatment as a condition of employment and it causes that person harm, our citizens need to know they’ll have some recourse that will provide them with meaningful relief,” he said. “That’s what my legislation will do.””
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/oklahoma-bill-would-allow-employees-to-sue-for-1-million-over-mandated-vaccines_4105479.html?
If only it applied to the Military as well. We are going to lose so many pilots and Navy Seals, soldiers alike who won't get the shot. They are under their own court system. The ones who have applied for religious exemption received a formed letter not excusing them (that alone is illegal as each one is to have an individual response reply) and many do need a medical exemption. This is not counting the ones who just don't want it. There are thousands. Are we ready to lose that many military people? My son-in-law has been in the Marines for 18 years and instructs pilots on how to fly F-35's. He may be discharged without any pension or benefits. We just pray for an honorable discharge and not the Brig or dishonorable discharge. 18 years of his family (4 children) serving this country and this is how we treat them? Not to mention how much taxpayers have paid for his training? I believe his helmet alone is a half-million dollar. The children change communities every three years! I'm disgusted by the way the Military is being treated and where it's going with progressive BS.
The Fifth Circuit picked a good hill to defend, not die on.
My personal hope is that SCOTUS slaps it down the same way it did the CDC mandate - if there is going to be a nationwide vaccination requirement, then congress needs to pass a law. Here they should go one step further and say the state legislative bodies must do it. And as a final step, the government, at any level, can’t take private property to achieve its goal - not to promote unions and not to promote public health objectives. If the states want to mandate some vaccine, they can’t force the cost and enforcement on private businesses…..