Posted on 03/07/2022 2:44:01 PM PST by Navy Patriot
The Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) flag football team was informed it will not be allowed to participate in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Florida, scheduled for June in Orlando, due to an insufficient number of players — the result of several participants, including Coby Herroon, not satisfying the parent organization's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Attorney Erik Weber, himself autistic and a longtime Special Olympics athlete and coach, recently wrote Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., the Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, and the Florida Department of Health to advocate for individual medical freedom for athletes, coaches, volunteers, and families at sporting events and festivities.
The Florida Department of Health responded last week by telling Weber, based on the information provided, it did not appear Special Olympics violated the Florida Statute preventing businesses from requiring "patrons or customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post infection recovery to gain access to, entry upon, or service from the business operations in this state."
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I also never explain my tagline.
You’re sooooo right.
These people are crippled anyway (I know that isn’t the way you are supposed to say it). Now they really want to injure or kill them with that shot.
I understand your meaning, and I’m a big boy.
Don’t you think that’s a little insensitive?
No.
Democrats/socialists/globalists (redundant) are a crime against humanity
I put it all on the line for principle as well. Fortunately it did not cost me my job.
Leave it to the PROG/LIB/MARXIST/DEMOCRATS to attack those among us least able to defend themselves!
Heh... I lobbed that one over the plate for you! Oh well..
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