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Posted on 04/01/2021 3:18:52 PM PDT by lightman
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced a proposal on April 1 that would ban COVID-19 vaccination mandates as well as so-called vaccine passports.
The We Will Not Comply Act would ban documents that show who has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for the CCP virus. The concept of requiring certification has been rejected by pro-privacy groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Greene’s measure likely won’t be taken up by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, and if it is, it will be unlikely to pass. It would “prevent any business engaged in interstate commerce from discriminating against a person based on their COVID-19 vaccine status,” cut off federal funding for a vaccine mandate on employees, a vaccine mandate for students attending schools, and mandates on organizations or sport—or “any person who expresses religious objection,” according to a statement from her office.
It would also prohibit the government from requiring a CCP virus vaccine to get a U.S. passport and “prevent Airline companies from denying someone from flying based on their COVID-19 vaccination status,” as well as “create the ability to sue if a person has been discriminated against on the basis of their vaccination status or mask compliance,” her office wrote.
The idea of such a passport has been publicly floated by large corporations while anonymous reports this week suggested that the Biden administration was working on such a proposal. White House press secretary Jen Psaki, in responding to those reports, said the administration will instead “provide guidance” on the effort to develop vaccine passports or similar systems.
“There is currently an interagency process that is looking at many of the questions around vaccine verification, and that issue will touch many agencies, as verification is an issue that will potentially touch many areas of society,” she said.
“That’s guidance we’ll provide. A determination or development of vaccine passport or whatever you want to call it will be driven by the private sector. Ours will more be focused on guidelines that can be used as a basis and there are a couple of key principles that we are working from.”
Meanwhile, New York state has proposed its own “Excelsior Pass,” which would be used in large-scale venues such as Madison Square Garden. The plan has been criticized by civil liberties groups. Israel set one up in February to grant people access to gyms and hotels, while Iceland now uses a passport to allow foreign travel, and Saudi Arabia has an app-based passport for people who are inoculated.
Greene also introduced legislation that would eliminate the salary of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) chief Dr. Anthony Fauci, who her office said is being paid more than $430,000 per year.
The measure also has virtually no chance of advancing, but it seeks “to conduct a study about the correspondence, financials, and policy memos inside the NIAID before COVID through the end of this year. This will allow us to see what Fauci and the NIAID knew, when they knew it, what they spent money on, and how the agency responded to the virus.”
Appreciate the effort, but it’s DOA. Congress is Kabuki theater.
Hell Yeah! Finally some gonads 😊 hmmmmm! Okay some spine! Another unconstitutional reach from commie cabal 😎
Congress should just mail out yellow stars for “anti-vaxxers” to wear—you know they want to do it.
WOW! A member of Congress with some COMMON SENSE!!!!!
Common sense and ability to kick azz. Clean & jerk 150 lbs. 30 reps.
She could lift and toss (skeletor...Nazi Pelosi), but side of rancid beef Hillary would be a problem.
If the ACLU is really against this they are not being very vocal about it.
I’m beginning to like this Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)the more I hear about her.
ACLU might have been mildly against it in theory, but once they found out that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)was against it, I bet the ACLU became a huge supporter of vaccine passports.
She certainly triggers the people I enjoy watching being triggered...
What a wonderful role model for the young people of our country!
Just think where we might be if we had a few more like her from 2017 to 19 when we had both houses of Congress and the presidency.
The ACLU is actually on the side of the people on this issue? “Help, I’m slipping into the Twilight Zone”...
Yup, the ACLU is on the side of the people and Russia now has more freedom and overt Christian practice than the USA.
Empty gesture.
She’s got more balls than most of the men. We have nothing but a bunch of mealy mouthed wimps.
Are there any civil libertarians left in the Democratic party? Or are they all now woke to the public while being callous greedy control freaks in private?
Is she the only good one?
May I suggest that COVID passports are illegal for the same reason abortion is legal: medical treatment is a private matter between doctors and patient.
(I oppose abortion. I’m using Leftist’s rhetoric against them.)
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