Posted on 04/20/2022 3:22:53 PM PDT by Signalman
Rhode Island Democrats want to punish the parents of children who refused to submit to the COVID vaccine mandates.
If passed, the bill will financially cripple individuals by doubling their personal income tax and requiring them to pay a monthly fine of $50.
State Senator Samuel Bell is the lead legislator backing the bill, which mandates all Rhode Island residents, workers, and taxpayers receive a COVID-19 vaccine as well as any subsequent boosters that the state’s director of the department of health shall require.
The bill’s text can be read here. (See link)
The law will apply to every person “of at least 16 years of age” as well as every person “under 16 years of age” and over 10 years of age.
In order to receive an exemption for a minor, an extremely strict requirement has been drafted into the bill. Parents will need to have three different doctors state on record that the child is “not fit for immunization” and the child themselves will have to place their signature on the form.
The state’s department of health will then be vested with the power to investigate each individual case and, without details provided as to how the determination might be made, may summarily reject the petition and reinstate monetary penalties on the minor’s guardians.
Employers, both public and private, will be tasked with enforcing the legislation as well. If an employee who is not strictly working remotely fails to provide proof of vaccine and his employer fails to terminate his employment, that employer will receive a monthly fine of $5,000 imposed on them.
Bell, who is personally motivated due to an ailing newborn son with a compromised immune system, was joined by Senators Mack, Acosta, Anderson, Seveney, and Mendes in introducing this bill.
To justify the legislation, Bell has pointed critics in the direction of a Boston Globe piece by journalist Dan McGowan that makes the claim that nearly 65% of residents support a statewide mandate. This number comes from a survey that was conducted by a ‘joint project’ known as the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public Police Preferences Across States.
Nothing good hemp rope can’t fix
Compliance overrides everything with these meglomaniacs. How dare people make a personal choice.
Somebody is gonna start shooting libtard politicians......
Stalinazi totalitarians. If the RI GOP doesn’t run on this to run these control freak Demonrat lunatics out of office, they’re utterly worthless.
It’s almost as if they don’t understand people can just leave Rhode Island and not pay them a dime.
Congressional republicans should submit proceedings to expel Rhode-hard Island from the USA.
OMG these people are insane!
You think every person can just pack up and leave willy nilly?
Excellent news!
It is a good demonstration of the term: “Elections matter.”...
Will Rhode Islanders learn anything from this example of communist tyranny?
Not a chance...
They will still vote for their masters every time...
Start building the gallows.
It would be nice, but probably won’t happen. The control freaks have been in charge for too long.
The unvaccinated are the New Jews.
How this isn't a Bill of Attainder, I will never know.
The definition of extortion.
Are there any real Americans in Rhode Island anymore?
People on the fence will be pushed right over. I agree many people just can’t get up and leave but this be the straw that is needed for some.
Any parent who isn’t willing to take a bullet for his kid ain’t a parent. My daughter is 38 and I would still do anything necessary to protect her if called upon.
These people are sick, demented Stalinists. What in hell causes people to think like this? This genuine mental illness. But very, very dangerous. WTH is the matter with people who vote for this stuff?
Didn’t we fight a war like 241 years ago over this kind of thing?
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