Thursday evening, President Biden issued an emergency order mandating companies with 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly.
Not surprisingly, red states are pushing back. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem vows to fight President Biden’s vaccine mandate in the courts. She said on Fox News that “Our legal team is standing by to file a lawsuit against Biden.”
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) vows to fight the vaccine-or-weekly-testing mandate for large businesses:
“This is not a power that is delegated to the federal government … My legal team is already working. And we will defend and protect our people from this unlawful mandate.” pic.twitter.com/Wg6rj3neNJ
— The Recount (@therecount) September 10, 2021
My legal team is standing by ready to file our lawsuit the minute @joebiden files his unconstitutional rule. This gross example of federal intrusion will not stand.
— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) September 9, 2021
Here is a list of states that will be suing Biden — Alaska, West Virginia, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Arizona.
The President has no authority to require that Americans inject themselves because of their employment at a private business. The vaccine itself is life-saving, but this unconstitutional move is terrifying. This is still America, and we still believe in freedom from tyrants.
— Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) September 9, 2021
It is not the government’s role to dictate to private businesses what to do.
Once again President Biden is demonstrating his complete disregard for individual freedoms and states’ rights.
As long as I am governor, there will be no government vaccine mandates in Oklahoma.
— Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) September 9, 2021
Biden’s vaccine mandate is an assault on private businesses.
I issued an Executive Order protecting Texans’ right to choose whether they get the COVID vaccine & added it to the special session agenda.
Texas is already working to halt this power grab.https://t.co/TwoQMhDxoM
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 9, 2021
State AGs, including WV, will not tolerate such blatant & illegal federal overreach from @POTUS.
Buckle up America— our President is the opposite of a unifier in chief.
Looking forward to seeing more details about Biden’s wild vaccine proposal. We’ll protect WV & America.
— Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) September 10, 2021
This will be an unprecedented challenge of the federal governments’ authority in mandating a vaccine for public health purposes.
Michael Price is a Founder and editor for ThinkCivics. He has been writing about politics, government, and culture for over a decade. He has a BA in Political Science and an Masters in Public Administration.
