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Senate Republicans fail to block Democrat-led Vaccine Mandates
American Thinker.com ^ | February 20, 2022 | Rajan Laad

Posted on 02/20/2022 3:06:35 AM PST by Kaslin

If you ask any vaccine skeptics about their objections to the vaccine mandate their answer usually is two-fold.

First, they are concerned about the effectiveness and side effects of the vaccine. The authorities are frequently redefining the term ‘fully-vaccinated’ by adding boosters also alarms them.

They are also troubled by government overreach. They realize that once freedoms and rights are encroached upon by the government, they are seldom fully relinquished completely.

The Biden administration has successfully mandated vaccines for health care workers, military personnel and non-citizen air travelers, while their attempts to mandate the vaccine for federal government contractors and employees and private sector employees has failed. There have been proposals to vaccinate children, including those under 5.

State administrations have imposed restrictions on movement, access to public spaces, and public assembly. There have been instances of police arresting and fining individuals for merely attending a party or being part of religious gatherings.

While other restrictions can be undone over a period of time, the citizen understands that the vaccine once injected into your body will cause permanent changes.

Since the Democrats have been dogmatic about vaccine mandates, the people look towards the Republicans for support.

The good news is that some Republicans have been showing the way to challenge undemocratic mandates.

On Tuesday, February 15, Republican Sen. Mike Lee proposed an amendment to defund vaccine mandates for medical workers, military personnel, federal employees, etc.

Senator Lee distributed copies of a letter to his Senate colleagues on behalf of himself, and Sens Roger Marshall of Kansas, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Mike Braun of Indiana, Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Ted Cruz of Texas.

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1 posted on 02/20/2022 3:06:35 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

as good a place as any to document the camp madness in Australia. what will all these “beds” be for?

first 2m35s of the following is re Melbourne’s Centre for National Resilience – the unwieldy name given to the new quarantine facility in Mickleham, outside Melbourne, Victoria:

19 Feb: Youtube: 5m19s: Victoria set to open purpose-built quarantine hub | Coronavirus | 9 News Australia
Victoria’s purpose-built COVID-19 quarantine facility in Melbourne’s north will accept unvaccinated international travellers from Monday. Offering guests access to fresh air, the new isolation hub will mitigate many of the challenges posed by the trouble-plagued hotel system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WenUo0YBshE

following is also said to be costing $200-plus million. no-one knows who is paying. Federal Govt have another quarantine camp near Brisbane airport - Damascas Barracks at Pinkenba - which should be opened in a couple of months and would, apparently, also be part of the “Centres for National Resilience”:

16 Feb: Youtube: 2m14s: Wellcamp Quarantine Facility Opens | 10 News First
Hotel Quarantine has come to an end in Queensland, but the State Government still maintains its investment in Toowoomba’s Wellcamp quarantine facility is a step to future-proof Queensland for whatever comes next.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svvzdOjZNAA

from Govt website:

There are also two mandatory supervised quarantine facilities in the Northern Territory;
Centre for National Resilience in Howard Springs, Darwin
Alice Springs Quarantine Facility, Alice Springs


2 posted on 02/20/2022 3:11:09 AM PST by MAGAthon
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To: Kaslin
Senate Republicans fail...

Again and again. How many times have I seen these very words in my lifetime. Too many to count. Almost daily.

3 posted on 02/20/2022 3:16:36 AM PST by Blennos ( )
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To: Kaslin
Democrats are the Evil Demonic spawn of Satan.

Republicans are useless, corrupt, castrated eunuchs.

Next Question?

4 posted on 02/20/2022 3:16:41 AM PST by GaltAdonis
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To: Kaslin

Theater. If those few RINOs hadn’t sat out, Mitch would have had some others do so. Or, if the votes were needed, they’d have had enough vote to keep it.


5 posted on 02/20/2022 3:18:53 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Blennos

So tired and weary of it all. We have no representation anymore. It could be argued we haven’t since 1929.


6 posted on 02/20/2022 3:20:06 AM PST by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: Kaslin

Wow, Lee’s amendment failed by one vote and Cruz’s follow-up attempt by only 5.


7 posted on 02/20/2022 3:20:56 AM PST by .30Carbine
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To: Blennos
North Carolinians fail...

elected Barack Hussein Obama as I recall ...

at least the Republican Party is against killing babies; how could North Carolina and Virgina betray that heritage so badly by election pro Abortion Presidents and Senators ?
8 posted on 02/20/2022 3:21:29 AM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began)
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To: Kaslin
These are not republicans. They are democrats who ran and won as republicans. The joke is on us.


9 posted on 02/20/2022 3:21:59 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Pollard
The usually suspect Sen. Susan Collins of Maine voted against the amendment; she was joined by Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri.

Collins - not repub. Blunt - pure scum screwing the people on his way out. He just hates us little people.

10 posted on 02/20/2022 3:24:33 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Pollard

Bttt


11 posted on 02/20/2022 3:36:50 AM PST by Guenevere (When the foundations are being destroyed what can the righteous do t)
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To: Kaslin

12 posted on 02/20/2022 3:51:50 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Blennos

The uniparty strikes again.


13 posted on 02/20/2022 3:55:12 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: GaltAdonis
Republicans are useless, corrupt, castrated eunuchs.

Yep
14 posted on 02/20/2022 4:09:45 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Pollard

screwing the people on his way out.

Thats Richard Burr too...


15 posted on 02/20/2022 4:33:31 AM PST by Adder (Proud member of the FJBLGB community: /s is implied where applicable.)
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Mitch McConnell is behind this. He needs to go.


16 posted on 02/20/2022 5:46:12 AM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: Pollard

But they were better than their opponents, somehow.


17 posted on 02/20/2022 5:49:38 AM PST by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
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To: Trailerpark Badass

The four in the pic didn’t even show up to vote. Too busy taking care of Ukraine to bother with the US.


18 posted on 02/20/2022 5:52:14 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Blennos

This was considered a Repub victory for Mitch and Mitt.


19 posted on 02/20/2022 7:11:19 AM PST by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: Kaslin

Assistant Democrats once again assist the Democrats.


20 posted on 02/20/2022 7:14:06 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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