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(Defense Secretary) Austin to governors: Guard troops must get COVID-19 vaccine
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Posted on 02/04/2022 6:48:03 AM PST by TigerClaws

Edited on 02/04/2022 8:26:17 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in letters to seven governors, is reaffirming the need for members of their states’ Army and Air National Guards to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine or lose their Guard status.

In nearly identical letters signed late last week, Austin tells the governors that the virus “takes our service members out of the fight, temporarily or permanently, and jeopardizes our ability to meet mission requirements,” according to copies obtained Monday by The Associated Press.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: nationalguard; sod; vaccines
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To: Col Frank Slade

They have legal authority over the Guard units when they are nationalized by the President. However, they are using the threat of taking away the guard ‘status.’ That means denying any federal funds and/or equipment if necessary. It’s extortion.

This government has NO authority whatsoever to force any individual to get vaccinated, period. Biden doesn’t even have that power in an Executive Order. Instead, they use threats, intimidation and extortion on those individuals’ employers, guard command, hospitals, etc.


21 posted on 02/04/2022 7:25:24 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: 728b

LOL!


22 posted on 02/04/2022 7:27:55 AM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (HOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!!! 🇺🇸 🇨🇦)
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To: TigerClaws
Dear Secretary Austin:

Due to your incompetence, 13 Marines died unnecessarily during the evacuation of Afghanistan. Furthermore, your failure to plan resulted in the loss of $84 billion of military equipment which will absolutely be used to kill more Americans. Finally, your “vaccine” mandate is destroying unit cohesiveness and trust in the chain of command.

You are a fool and an embarrassment to the US military.

RESIGN NOW!

23 posted on 02/04/2022 7:33:06 AM PST by OldCorps
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To: Travis McGee

Hard to believe that is a real picture.

God help us.


24 posted on 02/04/2022 7:35:40 AM PST by Geoffrey
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To: TigerClaws

... but the myokardiaitis and other maladies that result from the shot don’t affect unit readiness???


25 posted on 02/04/2022 7:37:57 AM PST by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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To: Travis McGee

Pathetic


26 posted on 02/04/2022 7:38:11 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Travis McGee

What a POS


27 posted on 02/04/2022 7:39:43 AM PST by goodnesswins (....pervert Biden & O Cabal are destroying America, as planned.)
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To: Leaning Right
I would be willing to pay more taxes to pay for a truly independent state military in Texas, for the first time since 1906, when the National Guard was created from the state militias. The time may well come when the relatively sane states will need a military to protect against the Deep State and its globohomo agenda.
28 posted on 02/04/2022 7:40:39 AM PST by Wallace T.
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To: Col Frank Slade

Considering that the equipment, promotions and some large portion of the salaries for Guard members comes from the Pentagon, I would say that SecDef does have some authority in this matter.


29 posted on 02/04/2022 7:45:07 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: Jane Long
Seems like they are in a race against time.

Just saw a different story where the Army has started to kick out unvaccinated troops immediately.

So they are both doubling down as well as speeding up. Why the sudden added sense of urgency?

30 posted on 02/04/2022 7:46:56 AM PST by SIDENET (Whatever they're threatening, the vaxx is worse...or they wouldn't be threatening you.)
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To: Wallace T.

A good first step would be a constitutional amendment putting the Guard under absolute state control unless called into federal service by Congress (not the president).

As it is now, the president can remove the Guard from state control with the stroke of a pen. That’s another king-like power we don’t need.


31 posted on 02/04/2022 7:51:58 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: SIDENET

Great question.

Is it a d@mning report about to come out, or something? 🤷‍♀️


32 posted on 02/04/2022 7:52:20 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“But we seem to be doubling down.”

That’s because the Democratic Socialists of America are in charge. Socialists, communists, and leftists in general, never give up power or authority willingly. They will hold onto it until we take it from them. It’s just their nature.


33 posted on 02/04/2022 8:06:13 AM PST by Qui is (Biden spews and Harris swallows. )
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To: Travis McGee

That pic is like something out of a Terry Gilliam movie.


34 posted on 02/04/2022 8:07:55 AM PST by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: TigerClaws

State Governors to SecDef Austin….”F#CK OFF!”


35 posted on 02/04/2022 8:09:31 AM PST by Redleg Duke (“I’m not the only one!”)
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To: Col Frank Slade; TigerClaws

All state National Guards should be replaced by State Defense Forces that are under the sole control of the states that they are in:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_defense_force


36 posted on 02/04/2022 8:16:47 AM PST by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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To: TigerClaws

Why are they still insisting everyone gets a shot that has been demonstrated to not work?


37 posted on 02/04/2022 8:19:59 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Geoffrey

Good for your sons. They are NOT medical experiments. The US Government needs us, not we it.


38 posted on 02/04/2022 8:40:46 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Jane Long
Great question. Is it a d@mning report about to come out, or something? 🤷‍♀️

Maybe that, or the narrative collapsing, or both.

One thing is for sure. They are in an all-out mad dash to get our military completely vaxxed. Doubtful it is just the completion of an ideological purge of the ranks, since a lot of members were vaxxed against their will. It tells me that for whatever reason, they feel that they must get that stuff into our entire military.

39 posted on 02/04/2022 8:41:30 AM PST by SIDENET (Whatever they're threatening, the vaxx is worse...or they wouldn't be threatening you.)
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To: Leaning Right

“...then it would lose all sorts of federal funding.”

Those states should stop giving tax dollars to the fed and invest the savings in their states. Problem solved.


40 posted on 02/04/2022 8:51:36 AM PST by chuckb87
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