Joe Biden and Democrats don’t get to dictate your every move.
Leaders in a handful of red states have started to remind the administration of that.
But you’ll be blown away by this General’s move to show Biden the middle finger that has Pentagon brass reeling.
As administrative memos go, the new adjutant general for the Oklahoma National Guard released a blockbuster.
Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Mancino’s memo, reflecting orders from Oklahoma National Guard Commander in Chief, Governor Kevin Stitt, effectively told Joe Biden what he can do with his vaccine mandate.
The gutsy move is igniting renewed debate over states’ rights.
And even as Biden’s administration blusters about their power, the state legislature is eyeing a plan to take their pushback against COVID-19 mandates to the next level.
The memo released last week states that no members of Oklahoma’s National Guard will be forced to take the jab.
Mancino recently replaced a general who pushed the vaccine.
A spokesman for the Guard says, “The clarified policy on COVID vaccinations for Oklahoma Army and Air National Guardsmen reflects the governor’s ability to assert his command authority over the men and women of the Oklahoma National Guard while they are within the state’s borders.”
Of course, Biden’s administration is throwing a hissy fit, claiming they have ultimate power over even an individual state’s troops.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby stated “I’ll let the Adjutant General speak for his memo,” referring to Mancino before insisting “The Secretary of Defense has the authority to require these vaccines for all members of the force, including the National Guard, and as I said, even in a Title 32 status.”
Mancino defended the order stating “Failing to follow the governor’s lawful orders while on Title 32 would be both illegal, unethical, and against our sworn oaths, ” drawing distinction to when National Guard members are called up for federal service – known as Title 10 orders.
Oklahoma already has more plans in place to drive Biden crazy.
The legislature is considering a bill that would force employers to pay up to $1 million in punitive damages if employees who were forced to get vaccinated have a bad reaction.
The bill would protect all private and public sector employees.
That bill will be up for debate when the Oklahoma legislature reconvenes in February.
The federal government has been trouncing states’ rights for decades by withholding funds in exchange for compliance.
States ended up on the losing end of the equation when the Supreme Court ruled against South Dakota’s challenge against raising the drinking age to 21 in 1987.
The Court decided that Congress can withhold funds from states in “the interest of general welfare,” if it’s legal under the state’s constitution, and not “overly coercive.”
It seems like the current party in power in Washington, D.C. is dedicated to blatantly violating each of those measures.
Political Animal News will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
