19 STATES SUE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OVER COVID-19 JAB RULE

Sat 30 October 2021:

Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits on Friday, claiming that President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for government contractors is unconstitutional.

Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court in Missouri. Another group of states including Georgia, Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Georgia.

On Thursday, Florida filed a second lawsuit challenging the federal mandate. In addition, the lawsuit claimed that the president lacked the jurisdiction to issue the rule, and that it violated procurement law.

FLORIDA SUES BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OVER COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE

“If the federal government attempts to unconstitutionally exert its will and force federal contractors to mandate vaccinations, the workforce and businesses could be decimated, further exacerbating the supply chain and workforce crises,” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, said in a statement. “The federal government should not be mandating vaccinations, and that’s why we filed suit today – to halt this illegal, unconstitutional action.”

New Hampshire’s Republican Attorney General John Formella said in a statement that COVID vaccines are safe, effective and encouraged but that the benefits “do not justify violating the law.”

The states have sought a federal judge to overturn Biden’s rule that all federal contractors’ employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus, claiming that the order violates federal procurement law and is an overreach of government power.

President Joe Biden announced last month the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is developing a rule that will require all businesses with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated, or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a negative test result on at least a weekly basis before coming to work.

Biden argued COVID-19 is currently responsible for a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

The president claimed his plan will ensure the U.S. is using every tool to combat the coronavirus and save lives in the months ahead, while also keeping schools open and safe and protecting the economy from lockdowns and further damage.

A number of states have also said they will challenge Biden’s plan to have the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issue a rule that would mandate vaccines for all private businesses with 100 or more employees.

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