Supreme Court declines to block New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for teachers

[johnwk1]

Originally Posted by ChiGeekGuest

Disagree that comments by C-D member Enough_Already "add nothing of value to the discussion".

Agree whether the federal government has existing statutory authority to mandate vaccination in the context of COVID-19 is subject to debate.

A review of the case law reveals mandates generally do not require involuntary vaccination, rather they impose consequences on individuals who refuse to get vaccinated. (Please see Zucht v. King, 260 U.S. 174 (1922):

You are citing a case which is outdate, and was decided long before the protection of strict scrutiny was established under our judicial system . . . a protection to insure whenever a government act infringes upon a fundamental right, which makes the act "presumptively unconstitutional", the act must withstand the "strict scrutiny" test and:


(A) be narrowly tailored to achieve the government’s purpose,


(B) the purpose must be clearly defined and be based upon scientific and logical reasoning,


(C) and, it must use the least restrictive means to achieve the government’s stated purpose.


JWK

[johnwk1]

Originally Posted by pennyone

Maybe because even the right leaning justices believe in modern science and medicine????? Just thinking out loud here.

Well, if we are to make decisions promoting the general welfare of the people which are based upon actual facts, then we ought to following the Florida approach and the sound reasoning of Governor DeSantis.


See Florida’s per capita Covid rate is now second-lowest in the U.S.

OCT. 20, 2021


"As media elites waxed indignant over Florida’s alleged Covid sins this summer, many couldn’t hide their see-we-told-you-so delight when the Delta plague hit our shores. The Left eviscerated Governor Ron DeSantis for his opposition to mask and vaccine mandates. Joy Behar of ABC’s The View called him a “homicidal sociopath” and a “dangerous criminal.” Jennifer Rubin, the Washington Post’s “conservative” columnist, wrote that DeSantis’s conduct revealed a “breathtaking disdain for the well-being of his state.” Charles Blow of the New York Times wrote: “Yes, Florida, DeSantis is allowing you to choose death so that he can have a greater political life.”


Well, as it turns out, while NYC's residents are all but rioting over the irrational one-size-fits-all covid vaccine mandate, and Police, Firefighters and Teachers are being fired by the NYC nitwitted government, here in Florida, where freedom is still alive, our Governor’s decisions during the COVID outbreak have proven to be spot on!


Thank you Gov. DeSantis for using scientific and common sense based reasoning during the Covid outbreak. Not only has our state's population faired as well as could be expected under the circumstances, but unlike the irrational thinking of Democrat controlled states, our businesses and industries are doing just fine.

JWK