Posted on 04/14/2020 2:18:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
zeugma wrote: “Better than being a menace to the Constitutional Republic. Perhaps you’d feel more at home over on DU. I hear they have some Constitution toilet paper you might enjoy”
Perhaps you might want to actually read the Constitution? You will be surprised to learn that police powers can be used to protect public health.
You might also wish to research the use of those powers in past pandemics.
The last few years, flu deaths in America are around 70K. What if vaccines actually weaken the immune system?
You don’t have it anywhere near straight.
Vaccinations do not work on anyone with a compromised immune system — there are well over 10 million Americans with compromised immune systems.
Vaccines cannot be given to very young children.
If you don’t want to take a vaccine, IMHO, that’s entirely your choice, and God bless. However, if you don’t get vaccinated, at least be responsible about it. Don’t visit an old-folks home, or kiss any newborns — unless, you are absolutely sure that you don’t have the disease. If you do otherwise, you’re no better than those HIV-infected gays that spread the disease to their ‘wives’ (beards), or other unwitting sex partners. I would like to be able to assume that you’re better than that!
I don’t know whether vaccines weaken the immune system or not — but, I sure as hE!! know that chemo destroys it. And so does zeugma, in his post #53 above. (You have my sincere condolences,zeugma.)
I thought conservatives understood personal responsibility.
While states and localities may have the authority to impose mandatory public health measures, no such authority is assigned to the Federal government in the U.S. Constitution. Article 1, Section 8 delineates the legislative powers of Congress. The Tenth Amendment states that those powers not assigned to the Federal government specifically are reserved to the states and the people.
Wallace T. wrote: “While states and localities may have the authority to impose mandatory public health measures, no such authority is assigned to the Federal government in the U.S. Constitution.”
So what’s your point? Does it really matter if the states impose vaccination or the feds? You’re still getting vaccinated.
Yes. We are supposed to be under the rule of law. The Founding Fathers were very familiar with epidemics, and vaccination for smallpox was already known even then, no contingency for public emergencies was put into the Constitution. They felt that these matters were best dealt with by state and local governments.
Wallace T. wrote: “Yes. We are supposed to be under the rule of law. The Founding Fathers were very familiar with epidemics, and vaccination for smallpox was already known even then, no contingency for public emergencies was put into the Constitution. They felt that these matters were best dealt with by state and local governments.”
Which is the current state of affairs so what is your problem?
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