Biden issues dubious order to vaccinate 80 million

 Red States:

According to sources, Joe Biden will announce that all employers with over 100 employees will be required to vaccinate their employees or administer weekly COVID-19 tests to those who can’t or won’t get the jab.

According to Fox News, the mandate will affect 80 million Americans. This also comes with the signing of an executive order that contractors who do business with the federal government will also be required to be vaccinated with no option to test out. This also includes doubling federal fines for airline passengers who refuse to wear masks on flights as well as requiring face coverings on federal property.

Just for good measure, Biden also said that larger companies would require paid time off for vacations.

He might as well have mandated all Americans to grow wings and fly because this executive order is about as legal as murder. Joe Biden does not have the constitutional authority to require businesses to do anything. This announcement is a performative act and nothing more, but that said, the reason behind the performance is an attempt at furthering a narrative Democrats will be able to utilize from here till the midterms.

For one, this kind of action is destined for the Supreme Court and Democrats want to be able to have the court shoot it down so they can say it’s become so partisan that it’s willing to allow Americans to die. This, of course, is complete nonsense but many Americans will watch and believe a Pelosi press conference before they take one look at the text of a Supreme Court ruling. Democrats will say the court is filthy with partisanship and may reawaken the case for court-packing. A purely conservative court is a “scary” prospect and will energize Democrats. It’s a narrative that will become useful when it comes time to cast votes.

The same can be said about the various governors of red states that will inevitably declare their intention to fight back. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has already done so.

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I suspect that several companies will also file class actions against the order.  I have always supported people getting the vaccine.  I have done so to no ill effect.  But I have been reluctant to have the state chase down people and stick a needle in their arm if they chose not to get one. 

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