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.
Most could keep their job while moving out of state and still not have much of a commute. It’s 48 x 37 miles.
No Quarter, No Mercy, No Bag Limit. Dem’s keep pushing and then will whine like little candy ass pansies when someone pushes back. The level of Dem arrogance is insane
Bring a step ladder
Put this in your body or you don’t get the job - Harvey Weinstein
Example #347 of why people need to elect a pro-2nd amendment, constitutional sheriff in their counties.
The deep state weenies that the fascists send out to enforce their illegal dictates will back down when confronted with a heavily-armed sheriff SWAT team.
you realize no one has sued them, right?
I don’t remember any thing close to these actions during the AIDS epidemic.
The tyranny is palpable.
Oboy, the law suits on this will make the libs poor and the lawyers rich.
Only if there are law-abiding judges in RI.
And? That’s irrelevant.
It’s a clown satire website.
They even say as much in their disclaimer.
Better not propose this carp in OK...
You would be wise to structure your life in the future to be able to do just such a thing.
We are surrounded by Nazis.
“You think every person can just pack up and leave willy nilly?’
Yeah, they could in many cases. Others it would take a few months. Find another job somewhere else. Take the hit on your credit rating to let the bank repo the house.
If you can’t then you are not free.
That said, it would be difficult for me get up and leave from where I live now, but only because I love where I’m at. And I don’t have kids in school and all that other stuff that holds people where they are.
But you should always have an “exit ramp”.
Where the hell you think you are?
Good move by the Democrats. Democrats already realize the only people not suffering severe Vax side effects are the unVaxed. The unvaxed are therefore the only people likely able to continue to earn a taxable income.
You think every person can just pack up and leave willy nilly?
It's a teeny tiny state. Of course they can.
Clearly illegal.
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