The lawsuit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government.
“This mandate is unconstitutional, unlawful, and unwise,” said the court filing by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, one of several RepublicansNew regulations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandate that companies with more than 100 employees or be tested for the virus weekly and wear masks on the job. The requirement is to kick in Jan. 4. Failure to comply could result in penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation.Schmitt said Missouri has 3,443 private employers who could be covered by the vaccine requirement, with nearly 1.3 million employees.
He said he sued “to protect personal freedoms, preserve Missouri businesses, and push back on bureaucratic tyrants who simply want power and control.”as the quickest way out of the pandemic. A White House spokeswoman said Thursday that the mandate was intended to halt the spread of a disease that has claimed more than 750,000 lives in the U.S.of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
The Daily Wire, a conservative media company, filed a challenge in federal court on Thursday. So did companies in Michigan and Ohio represented by a conservative advocacy law firm, as well as
_Politics Surely they know they can’t win this?
JonLemire Omg why do they want everyone dead? It's not like it's the Democrat's that aren't vaccinated!!! Ohhhhhh they want they're constituents dead because they want less stupid in the world. I got it!!!
_Politics Who’s paying for these lawsuits?
Wasting taxpayer $.
Where do these states rank in education?
A White House spokeswoman said that the mandate was intended to halt the spread of a disease that has claimed more than 750,000 lives in the U.S.