Posted on 09/09/2021 6:53:35 PM PDT by lightman
President Joe Biden's workplace vaccine and testing requirement was met with plenty of criticism on Twitter from conservatives and Republican politicians promising to push back on what they view as blatantly unconstitutional overreach.
The administration's six-pronged "Path Out of the Pandemic" includes a controversial provision that would require private companies with over 100 employees to require them to submit to either a Covid-19 vaccine or weekly testing. The edict would be enforced by OSHA, the federal agency responsible for worker safety.
"We are going to protect vaccinated workers from unvaccinated co-workers," Biden said Thursday. "This is not about freedom or personal choice. It's about protecting those around you."
The Republican National Committee quickly promised a lawsuit "to fight Biden’s unconstitutional actions and authoritarian decrees."
Several GOP state governors, including South Dakota's Kristi Noem, Tennessee's Bill Lee, Georgia's Brian Kemp, Florida's Ron DeSantis, and Iowa's Kim Reynolds, criticized the mandate and promised pushback.
"See you in court," Noem tweeted.
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro predicted a solid shot at victory in court for mandate opponents.
Attorney Harmeet Dhillon told Fox News' Jesse Watters the edict likely would "not fly."
Here's a sampling of other conservative critics. It's just the tip of the iceberg. Biden seems to have stepped on a minefield with this one.
Lou Barletta @RepLouBarletta .@JoeBiden’s vaccine mandate is unconstitutional and governors should resist. But we know Gov. Wolf won’t and neither would Josh Shapiro.
Blaming and shaming is not the way to win hearts and minds. And a mandate from the government is no way to convince people who are skeptical.
Sanctuary states from the mandate! Sauce for the goose....
Like you challenged the NCAA transgender ruling and refused to sign the state vaccine passport ban by the GOP in the SD legislature?
It’s called changing the news subject away from the Afghanistan disaster.
Not that there should be a mandate, but.....
What do you suppose the reaction would be, if the mandate applied to those who receive food stamps? Or those who receive Medicaid or other government benefits?
Instead, Biden goes after the “working people”.....
Noem is like the Graham of Governors.
LOL!
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What Townhall doesn't mention is that there are legions of Democrats appalled by Biden's conduct as well. These are mostly the completely low-info Democrats who say "I vote Democrat because my family ALWAYS votes Democrat!"
They're finally realizing what they've been voting for.
What the actual -—? “protect the vaccinated from the unvaccinated”? What does the “vaccine” do then?
Nevermind, we all know it’s not a vaccine but an experimental genetic treatment.
Name three greater current governators...
Especially any who have escaped from the House of Representatives.
I know right!
Love the way the Democrat PR bots around here always shoot their own side in the back rather then EVER fight the Dems on anything
Your the best PR bots the Democrat party has working for them.
When are you going to stop being political traitors and start actually FIGHTING the Left on anything?
If the courts uphold these decrees, it’s TIME..
Folks, it’s just time…
Stop giving vaccines unless someone wants it and just give sick people Ivermectin. Dumshits!
Love the way the Democrat PR bots around here always shoot their own side in the back rather then EVER fight the Dems on anything
Your the best PR bots the Democrat party has working for them.
When are you going to stop being knee jerk infantile political traitors and start actually FIGHTING the Left on anything?
Not even this move by Biden can stop your playing the total political fool?
Noem is nothing more than a Gubernatorial Trey Gowdy.
She's all talk but when the heat is on, she folds like a weak poker hand.
She caved during the transgender fight with the NCAA and then she refused to sign a state-wide vaccine passport.
Noem perfectly epitomizes that thread I posted when Stew Peters called Republicans out for being all talk and no action.
Trust me, Noem is going to stick her finger out there in the wind and watch the other GOP Governors. She's already beefing with DeSantis.
THE WOMAN IS A JOKE
It was a funny post.
Lighten up Francis.
I fight leftists, even if they are wearing R jerseys.
How about you surprise all once and actually fight the left on anything?
Based on your posting habits your knee jerk response to every thread is “The GOP did this...”
You are either a total political idiot or a political traitor.
I choose to give you the benefit of the doubt. If you prefer I will point out your are a political idiot instead.
>> Like you challenged the NCAA transgender ruling
She capitulated to the corporations. And again she is with this legal threat — in defense of the corporate welfare.
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