Coronavirus: Thread

[grarpamp]

Problem with most of these lawsuits is they
are dodging around the real matter... that it
is fundamental human right to be free from forced
to do anything at all, including any medical intervention,
and free to resist that force itself. Someday that
battle will be fought, and freedom from force will win.


"It Raises Serious Constitutional Concerns" - Appeals Court Re-Affirms
Stay On Biden Vaccine Mandate

https://twitter.com/AGJeffLandry/status/1459314538638151683
https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1459320862981738505

One wouldn't know it by scanning the front pages of say WaPo, NYT or
Bloomberg where it wasn't even mentioned, but late on Friday a bad
week, month and year for the scrambling Biden administration - which
in addition to the recent disaster in Virginia where a public
referendum on "wokeness" saw the public overwhelmingly vote down the
Democrats' attempt to subvert social norms, is also facing the worst
inflationary inferno since Nixon ended the gold standard - after a
U.S. appeals court upheld its decision to put on hold Joe Biden's
unconstitutional order for companies with 100 workers or more to
demand COVID-19 vaccines, rejecting a challenge by his administration.

A three-member panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New
Orleans affirmed its ruling despite the Biden administration's
position that halting implementation of the vaccine mandate could lead
to dozens or even hundreds of deaths. No Nov 6, the Fifth Circuit
granted a temporary stay on enforcement of the federal mandate, one
day after the rule was announced. In its reaffirmation Friday, the
court said the mandate "exposes [petitioners] to severe financial
risk" and "threatens to decimate their workforces (and business
prospects)."

"The mandate is staggeringly overbroad," the opinion said adding that
the vaccine mandate "raises serious constitutional concerns" and
"likely exceeds the federal government’s authority."

"The mandate is a one-size-fits-all sledgehammer that makes hardly any
attempt to account for differences in workplaces (and workers),"
Circuit Court Judge Kurt Engelhardt wrote for the panel.

    pic.twitter.com/DCrg0jBlo2
    — AG Jeff Landry (@AGJeffLandry) November 13, 2021

In its ruling, the Fifth Circuit judges agreed with opponents of
vaccine mandates, which have become a deeply controversial topic in
the United States (as if the country needed any more of those) -
supporters say they are a must to put an end to the nearly two-year
coronavirus pandemic, while opponents argue they violate the
Constitution and curb individual liberty.

"The public interest is also served by maintaining our constitutional
structure and maintaining the liberty of individuals to make intensely
personal decisions according to their own convictions - even, or
perhaps particularly, when those decisions frustrate government
officials," Engelhardt wrote.

At Biden’s orders, the OSHA issued a rule earlier this month requiring
U.S. employers with 100 or more workers to ensure their workers are
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergoing weekly tests for the
virus by Jan 4. Businesses that don’t comply face thousands of dollars
in fines.

The rule prompted a slate of legal challenges from at least 27 states
as well as business and religious groups who argue the mandate is
unconstitutional. Biden and other federal officials argue the mandate
is necessary to end the COVID-19 pandemic and fully reopen the
economy.

White House officials had no immediate comment on the ruling, which
was hailed as a victory by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Texas
joined other U.S. states, as well as private employers and religious
organizations, in legal challenges to the order.

"Citing Texas's "compelling argument[s]," the 5th Circuit has delayed
OSHA's unconstitutional and illegal private-business vaccine mandate.
WE WON! Litigation will continue, but this is a massive victory for
Texas and for FREEDOM from Biden's tyranny and lawlessness," Paxton
wrote.

    🚨Citing Texas’s “compelling argument[s],” 5th Circuit has stayed
OSHA’s unconstitutional & illegal private-business vaccine mandate. WE
WON! Litigation will continue, but this is a massive victory for Texas
& FREEDOM from Biden’s tyranny & lawlessness.https://t.co/w7MKyXs73L
    — Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 13, 2021

Biden imposed the requirement in September, telling Americans that
"our patience is wearing thin" with those refusing to get inoculated.

But before libertarians rejoice, keep in mind that the admin will now
escalate its appeal to the Supreme Court where surprises from
so-called "conservative" Supremes are certainly not excluded.