Judge Steven Douglas Merryday shot down Biden's vax mandate for federal contractors in Florida. He issued an injunction preventing its enforcement. The battle is between the federal and state government over who has the authority to handle a public health emergency.
In his injunction, Merryday questioned the premise on which Biden based this particular mandate.
He wrote, "Announcing the task force’s guidance as promoting 'economy and efficiency' in procurement, OMB’s second notice of determination at 86 FR 63418 states that the vaccination requirement and other safety measures 'will decrease worker absence, reduce labor costs, and improve the efficiency of contractors and subcontractors performing work for the Federal Government.' covid-19, however, appeared in the United States almost two years ago, but OMB fails in the second notice to identify any instance in which absenteeism attributable to covid-19 among contractor employees resulted in delayed procurement or increased costs also attributable to covid-19."
Ouch.
The Biden administration said it would decrease absenteeism without offering proof of rampant absenteeism.
The judge then said, "Although an executive order might enjoy flexibility to combat a predicted disruption in procurement, the anticipation of which was based on history, experience, and other fact-based reasons, the absence in the record of evidence suggesting that in the last two years contractor absenteeism has impeded federal contracting both discredits OMB’s second notice and suggests a ruse, a mere contrivance, superficially attempting to justify a sweeping, invasive, and unprecedented public health requirement imposed unilaterally by President Biden."
A ruse.
An excuse to expand his power.
An imperial encroachment on the privacy of employees and contractors, as well as the sovereignty of Florida, which decided against panicking in the pandemic and has a lower death rate than New York and other states that have taken draconian measures to try to stop a virus.
I am vaccinated and likely will get a booster next month. My decision. I don't have to explain my decision to anyone I am not married to.
The same applies to everyone else.
Your medical decision is just that: yours.
Bush 41 nominated a good man when he nominated Merryday in 1991. A Democrat Senate confirmed him. That was 30 years ago when Biden wasn't playing hardball and Democrats weren't as nuts.
I hope that six Supreme Court justices are as wise as judge Merryday.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the exceptions prove the rules are fake. If postal workers are exempt, all workers should be. If illegal aliens are exempt, legal citizens should be.
Fuck Joe Biden
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DeleteYou just presented an argument I've been putting forth for months. I think your statement says it all.
Yes, FJB. The rules are fake for sure. Why aren't illegal aliens being given the jab?
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DeleteHate to demolish your argument but the reason that the postal service is not part of the order that impacts federal government workers and the order that affects federal government contractors is that the feds cut the postal service loose from federal control and out of the budget and told them to make their own money. As such they will be subject to the rules for companies over 100 employees.
DeleteDon't misunderstand my personal position. I think it's wrong to require Govt employees to take the Covid19 gene therapy. I think it is an overreach to require it of Govt contractors and I think it's unconstitutional to place the mandate on businesses.
But the reason for exempting the postal service employees is that they fall under a different mandate.
FJB
DeleteWhat f'ing health emergency. For something that kills less than 0.1% of those infected and those died because known therapeutics like ivermectin and HCQ are not approved, and doctors like my two believe the damn CDC/FDA. In 3rd world India, Brazil and Mexico it has been shown to work, but in America it is go home or to the hospital and die.
DeleteI am still trying to decide if Biden is evil or stupid or a combination of both. Probably he is both. He certainly has a history of being small and petty and vengeful. He also has a history of being a grifter. Other than that, he has no meaningful legislative accomplishments that I know of. I don't want a booster, but what is going to happen in Quebec is that our vaccination passports will expire if we don't get it. This is what has turned me against all of this. I don't like the coercion. I respect choice and I have none.
ReplyDeleteTry evil, stupid, and owned by China.
DeleteHis legislative great comes from his time as President of the Senate when he set a new record for biggest bribe and also cumulative total of bribes received.
I think he is also known for "Borking." (And not in a good way.)
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DeleteMr * is stupid like a fox. Isn't Delaware the worlds capitol of Corporate America? Hasn't he been senator there for over 40 years? When he bumbles during his speeches, it's planned "plausible deniability " so he can't be personally blamed for his failings as there's always an reason that doesn't include him .
DeleteHe isn't overly intelligent, but he is a practiced and experienced grifter. I guess it takes some smarts to do that. So he is in part, evil.
DeleteThe two are never mutually exclusive.
DeleteClaudias also acted feeble.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if John Roberts will continue to not rock the boat and become irrelevant.
ReplyDeleteThat was 30 years ago when Biden wasn't playing hardball
Merryday was confirmed a year after Clarence Thomas.
I diot has always played hardball.
And now God is playing hardball with him.
Having been installed in the presidency, I hope he backs off before the public has to play hardball with Brandon.
DeleteHaving been installed in the presidency, I hope he backs off before the public has to play hardball with Brandon.
DeleteI know not to hit the ‘back’ key after writing a comment, but sometimes I still do.
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