A US federal judge sides with the Pentagon in one of the first legal tests for the military Covid-19 vaccine mandate
A US federal judge has ruled against the Oklahoma government and a group of soldiers in a lawsuit challenging the military’s vaccination requirements, denying a requested pause on the policy for National Guard troops in the state.
US District Judge Stephen Friot said he would not grant a temporary injunction against the mandate in a decision on Tuesday, arguing the state’s case is “without merit.”
“The vaccine mandate to which the Governor objects is… intended to protect service members from the virus which has, in less than two years, killed more Americans than have been killed in action in all of the wars the United States has ever fought,” the judge said.
Originally filed on December 2 on behalf of Governor Kevin Stitt, state Attorney General John O’Connor and 16 anonymous Air National Guard soldiers, the lawsuit followed previous wrangling over the same mandate – sparked after the Oklahoma Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Thomas Mancino, told his troops they would not be penalized for being unvaccinated. Governor Stitt later sought an exemption from the Pentagon, but was ultimately shot down, taking the issue to the courts soon after.
In its suit, the state government argued that the mandate is unconstitutional and was imposed “without any semblance of a congressional authorization,” insisting that President Joe Biden should have obtained consent from lawmakers before moving ahead on “a matter of such vast political and economic significance.” The lawsuit also accused the White House of “trying to disarm the State of Oklahoma from protecting itself, its territory, and its citizens” by threatening to discharge unvaccinated troops who haven’t received a formal exemption.
However, Judge Friot also noted that the state’s original complaint focused “entirely” on the wrong federal order – one which applies only to civilian government contractors – and that an amended suit addressing the correct statutes was only filed on Monday. Despite the apparent mix-up, the judge shot down the state’s request regardless, arguing that its lawsuit demonstrated a “fundamental” misunderstanding of the National Guard and the authorities that govern it.
source: RT
Împotriva articolelor redacției noastre, persoanele nemulțumite pot formula Contestație în termen de 10 zile de la publicarea articolului, la judecătoria Orășenească nr. 1 München Bayern Deutschland, in conformitate cu Legea federală Germană. Considerăm că nu se pot formula acțiuni la instanțele din România deoarece nici o persoană care activează în trustul nostru nu poate fi extrasă de sub jurisdicția federală germană. Considerăm că redacția noastră nu răspunde în fața autorităților din România ci doar celor federale sau civile germane. deoarece legea română nu are efecte de extraneitate asupra redacției chiar dacă subiectul știrilor face obiectul unor evenimente sau persoane din România și sunt scrise în limba română. Limba română nu este izvor de extraneitate a legii.
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