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In this was the case, the gov would've just done that: ordered citizens, not companies, to vax up. But the gov isn't dumb: they knew such an order would be stru
by akomtu 5y ago
In this was the case, the gov would've just done that: ordered citizens, not companies, to vax up. But the gov isn't dumb: they knew such an order would be struck down by a federal judge in a matter of days. That's why they this clever truck with companies.
- dekhn 5y agoJacobson v. Massachusetts. States have a constitutional right to enforce vaccines for public health reasons. The current supreme court would uphold that decision. https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/10/court-turns-away-religious-challenge-to-maines-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers/ https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/10/court-turns-away-religiou... more generally, the police powers of a state exceed that of individual liberty in emergency situations. otherwise, the state loses its ability to handle existential crises.
- akomtu 5y agoThat's not an emergency situation.