Florida judge latest to block Biden contractor vaccine rule
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Dec 22, 2021, 10:41 PM | Updated: Dec 23, 2021, 12:44 pm
TAMPA, Fla (AP) — A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday blocked President Joe Biden's requirement for federal contractors to receive coronavirus vaccines, adding to a series of legal setbacks for the mandate.
U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote that Florida's lawsuit against the rule demonstrated a "substantial likelihood" that the White House did not have authority to set the requirement.
The preliminary injunction in Florida comes after a federal judge in Georgia this month had already blocked enforcement of the rule nationwide. Judges in Missouri and Kentucky have issued similar rulings.
The decision marks the one of the latest victories for Republican-led states challenging Biden's vaccine mandates, which the White House argues are necessary to protect Americans during the pandemic. Florida, along with other GOP states, conservative organizations and businesses, have also filed suit against White House vaccine mandates for health care workers and companies with more than 100 employees.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has railed against Biden's pandemic policies and recently signed legislation that forces businesses to let workers opt out of coronavirus vaccine mandates. DeSantis is running for reelection and is widely considered to be mulling a 2024 presidential run.
The requirement for federal contractors stems from a September executive order issued by Biden in September. Florida sued the following month.
Separately, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hold a special session in just over two weeks to weigh challenges to the White House vaccine requirements for businesses and health care workers.
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Another Federal District Court laying the wood to the vax mandate....
How many is it going to take? {chuckle}
The more the better. This is good news for America, we the people, and the economy.
It looks like Kavanuagh has put it to the entire court in a special session... Too many suits and appeals coming forth from all jurisdictions for the court to ignore it any longer... They will probably consolidate them all... HUGE chance for a very profound decision limiting executive police power authority coming up...
I’m not sure they will limit legitimate executive power. They will simply rein in an executive engaged in a way excessive power grab and slap his hand for doing so.
Actually any decision that effects or changes the implementation of such executive orders is a limitation on executive authority...
The courts at that level are intended to eliminate ambiguity... when the executive goes so far out on a limb that their authority lies on questionable territory, the courts generally reign them back in.... They did it to Nixon, Carter, Reagan and Slick Willie as well, I also believe they also did it to Bush II as well...
It is NOT an imperial presidency despite both sides that would like to make it one...
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Trump is off topic and has nothing to do with the current issue...
Unfortunately Obama's actions are not the topic either unless you can reference how the court contradicted his actions
Please stay on topic which is the court and it's handling of executive overreach...
XX isn't running this article I am and if you notice I told him his comment is also off topic...
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This is about the courts and the appeals, so please stay on topic and please no more meta...
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It starts on the courts, it ends on the courts, that is incidental to the article and in no way does it discuss covid rates or numbers of employees effected...
No more meta...
This is a general notice that any further meta will be deleted immediately.
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Stick to the topic Jeff...
The whole issue of mandates has become little more than political doublespeak. Biden justified imposing a vaccine mandate to citing the need to increase vaccination rates. But Biden has also defended himself from suggestions his administration hasn't responded quickly enough by citing high vaccination rates that have been achieved. So, Biden is telling us the vaccination rates are low and high at the same time. Which is it?
Biden pushed this mandate through the backdoor by using OSHA to create a workplace rule. I haven't looked at what OSHA has put out but I've read that the rule is almost 500 pages with less than 20 pages actually addressing the vaccine requirement. And even then the mandate is actually a requirement for employers to implement a testing requirement with a vaccine exemption. Apparently the idea is to put pressure on employers to establish a vaccine requirement to avoid the OSHA required testing program. I haven't heard anything about enforcement, either. The way OSHA tends to do things is to enforce rules by imposing reporting requirements on employers. Which means that even if an employer's entire work force is vaccinated they are still compelled to report to OSHA (or a state agency) and can be dinged (and fined) for reporting violations.
Bottom line is that it appears Biden only used the vaccine mandate to put political pressure on governors for political purposes. We're all aware that some governors have resisted mandates of all kinds, not just vaccine mandates. And political resistance to mandates, in general, is political opposition to Biden's preferred big government approach. Biden has made clear that he wants to prove that big government is the way to get things done. So, it seems likely that the vaccine mandate was politically motivated rather than a needed response to the pandemic. The numbers don't add up to justify the vaccine mandate as an effective response to the pandemic. And Biden is telling us vaccination rates are low and high at the same time.
And this is why the arguments for exceeding the authority of the executive... Federal agencies have a very specific mandate, OSHA's is even more specific because of the power it has in it's mandate... They can shut down complete industries if worker health is at risk... The Vaccines are not just an employee issue it is an every citizen issue therefore it exceeds OSHA's mandate which is very specifically limited to employees and the work environment... Biden's use of them exceeds that mandate... Hence why it needs to be overturned...
The law is VERY specific....
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Off topic, this isn't about the pandemic or how to stop it, it is about the law...