Posted on 10/13/2021 8:01:46 AM PDT by Enlightened1
The White House on Tuesday warned Republican governors of Texas and Florida that President Joe Biden would override their efforts to fight coronavirus vaccine mandates in their states.
“We know that federal law overrides state law,” she said referring to state attempts to ban vaccine passports.
She accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of playing politics by issuing executive orders that fight vaccine passports.
“Why would you be taking steps that prevent the saving of lives that make it more difficult to save lives across the country or in any state?” she asked.
Psaki argued that the governors were “putting politics ahead of public health.”
“Every leader should be focused on supporting efforts to save lives and end the pandemic,” she said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday banning any entity in Texas from requiring vaccine mandates for their employees or their customers.
“In yet another instance of federal government overreach, the Biden Administration is now bullying many private entities into imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, causing workforce disruptions that threaten Texas’s continued recovery from the COVID-19 disaster,” Abbott wrote.
DeSantis signed legislation in May banning vaccine passports in Florida.
On Tuesday, he announced fines for Leon County for firing 14 employees after they refused to get the vaccine.
“We must protect the jobs of Floridians and preserve the ability of Floridians to make their own decisions regarding what shots to take,” he said.
Biden announced his intention in September to enact a new rule requiring all businesses over 100 employees to require their workers to get vaccinated for the coronavirus or lose their jobs.
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Anyone want to tell me again that secession is not a viable alternative?
How is Florida going to secede without Miami, Orlando and Tampa, etc.? Dems control nearly all the cities. Secession is a day dream at this point.
True; but the real interesting question is: did the vax kill more people than the virus?
You will have to come and give me the jab in person you Freaken dementia laden POS!
“Anyone want to tell me again that secession is not a viable alternative?
How is Florida going to secede without Miami, Orlando and Tampa, etc.? Dems control nearly all the cities. Secession is a day dream at this point.”
Doesn’t stop Texas.
Ummm... yah..
Hey Charlie, hate to break it to you, but while Buyden is a pervasive felonious criminal and head of ine of the world elite crime families, but he ain’t callin the shots as the fake puppet POTUS.
This is strait up anti-God, anti-American deep state and global marxist crush of any notion of free markets.
the only thing biden has done is make a pronouncement from the bully pulpit in order to get afghanistan off the front page
it sure worked, didnt it
Its long-past time for a constitutional crisis on states’ rights>>> States don’t have rights. People do. States have delegated powers.
I think the technical term is “ukase.” The electoral college gave us a tsar, not a president, on Jan. 6.
Nobody is following law, neither the white house or the states. We have dueling exec orders right now, which are not law.
Mandates issued at any level of government do not carry the weight of law.
Always prudent. Until the promised ETS is issued, and has been found by the court(s) to be authorized by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, there is nothing about which to argue. If the ETS is upheld by the courts, then it would supersede any action taken by Texas. If the ETS is struck down by the courts (i.e., as not being a lawful or reasonable exercise of OSHA's authority under the OSH Act, or on some other grounds), then that should be the end of the matter as well. Texas can do what Texas wants to do.
Secession? Throw the SOBs out. They're not a state, not a government - they're Globalist Totalitarians who think they're entitled to other peoples' rights.
Exactly. Biden actually thinks that his babbling, gaffe-filled speeches are law.
““We know that federal law overrides state law,””
Have you read the constitution lately?
Correction Chucky...the CCP/DemParty/DeepState plannedemic
Funny how the media never asks the simple — and non-partisan — questions posed on this thread.
The follow up by any responsible reporter would have been: “Where exactly is this law you speak of and how is it supported by the Constitution overriding the 10th Amendment?”
Cases continue to fall predictably week after week: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailycases
Must be true because Psaki the Pstupid has spoken. It is absolutely mindboggling what a collection of dimwits this administration has assembled. Take after their boss, I guess.
Have you read the constitution lately?
Uh, have you? This is paint-by-numbers stuff, dating back to 1787 and, as a pragmatic matter, confirmed at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.
"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding."
-- U.S. Constitution, Article VI.
It would seem to me that a TES could easily be challenged, not being passed by Congress.
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