GOP lawmakers back Navy service members' lawsuit over vaccine mandate

The Hill ^ | 12/20/21 12:30 PM EST | BY JORDAN WILLIAMS

[RandFan]

A group of Republican lawmakers are backing 35 Navy service members who are suing the Pentagon and Navy over the military’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.

The group of 47 lawmakers — 38 House Republicans and nine GOP senators — filed an amicus brief in a Texas federal court supporting the lawsuit, which seeks to enjoin the Pentagon from enforcing the mandate because it violates religious freedoms.

“Plaintiffs’ religious liberty and the government’s asserted interest in protecting our service members from COVID-19 need not be in conflict, especially where, as here, the individuals seeking an exemption are willing to adopt non-vaccination measures to protect themselves and others from the spread of COVID-19,” the lawmakers wrote.

The Pentagon told The Hill that it would be “inappropriate to comment on any pending or ongoing litigation.”

The Navy said it does not comment on pending litigation.

[RandFan]

Here are the senators and Reps:

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), along with 38 members of the House of Representatives led by Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), filed an amicus brief

[Greg123456]

It should be all 50 GOP senators, or 55 if you count the 5 cheated out of their jobs in the last election.

[willfulknowledge]

It’s illegal because the jabs are not approved.