Biden threatens businesses with govt vaccine Gestapo that will go door to door, enforcing his mandate
BY J.D. HEYES
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(Natural News) For anyone who seriously believed that Donald Trump’s presidency was one filled with authoritarianism, you obviously are not familiar with the term, for the real tyranny emanating from the White House has come in the months after his reelection was stolen from him.
Joe Biden isn’t in charge of his administration, we all know that; the man can’t speak half the time and the other half, he can’t remember what he is saying or what he has said. When he’s not whispering into microphones in that creepy manner he’s now made infamous, he’s actually looking at cheat sheets to figure out which reporter to call on first. And these aren’t ‘new’ issues; he had them all throughout his campaign last year, so if you voted for him anyway, shame on you.
No, Biden’s not running things; it’s Barack Obama behind the scenes through surrogates like Susan Rice; he is implementing some of the same tyrannical schemes he used during his tenure when he 1) ran guns into Mexico; 2) sicced the IRS on his political opponents; 3) issued blatantly unconstitutional edicts like his DACA immigration plan; and 4) signed an unconstitutional health care bill into law.
Since taking over Biden’s regime, he has now overseen a complete collapse of the southwest border, a supply change crisis, rising inflation, skyrocketing energy prices and an illegal vaccine mandate which he, through Biden, is now threatening to enforce using the power of the very corrupt federal law enforcement system and government bureaucracies.
In early September, Biden issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to private businesses with 100 or more employees; we’re not sure how ‘he’ decided that businesses with 100 or more employees were more at risk of the virus than those with 99 or fewer employees, but nothing this regime does makes sense.
The rule finally dropped late last month; OSHA claimed some obscure emergency authority to issue the mandate. And since then, Biden has threatened to use the full force of the government, Gestapo-like, to enforce this unconstitutional intrusion into the private sector, as Breitbart News reports:
President Joe Biden’s administration warned Thursday there would be “planned inspections” and heavy fines to ensure businesses comply with a new coronavirus vaccine mandate set for a Jan. 4th deadline.
A senior Biden official spoke to reporters about their planned enforcement measures prior to leveling an Occupational Safety and Public Health requirement for businesses with over 100 employees to get them vaccinated for the coronavirus or test unvaccinated employees weekly and require them to wear masks.
“We also will be having some programmed or planned inspections where we do go to workplaces to check to make certain that the workplace is in compliance with the rule,” the official said, adding that most of the enforcement efforts would be aimed at companies where employee complaints were the highest.
Snitches, in other words.
“Employers face a standard penalty of $14,000 per violation, which could escalate if they refuse to be compliant. Willful or repeated violations of the rule could cost as much as $136,532,” the news outlet noted.
“For example, if we identify that an employer is willfully violating a standard, then that penalty is significantly higher than a workplace that is not willfully doing so,” the official said.
“Termination would really only occur if, after providing a facility with an opportunity to make corrections and come into compliance, they chose not to do so,” said the official, regarding what enforcement actions the government would take against healthcare facilities receiving federal Medicare and/or Medicaid funding.
“The bottom line is: Vaccination requirements work,” the official concluded. “And the actions we’re taking tomorrow will lead to millions of Americans getting vaccinated, protecting workers, saving lives, strengthening our economy, and helping it to accelerate our path out of this pandemic.”
No, the ‘bottom line’ is that this is America, and we have a Constitution and a 10th Amendment that does not give the federal government this kind of power over states. Enough already.
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Florida Governor DeSantis Announces Bills to Stop Biden Employer Vaccine Mandate
BY LUIS MIGUEL
SEE: https://thenewamerican.com/desantis-announces-bills-to-stop-biden-employer-vaccine-mandate/;
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday unveiled several bills intended to neutralize the White House’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employers.
During a news conference at Zephyrhills construction company, DeSantis announced his four bills, which would also call on the governor’s office to look into ways to create Florida’s own version of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as well as eliminate existing language in Florida law that empowers the surgeon general to call for a vaccine mandate.
“No cop, no firefighter, and no nurse should be losing their jobs because of these jabs,” said DeSantis. “We have got to stand up for people and protect their jobs and protect their livelihoods.”
The bills, introduced Monday in the Florida House and Senate, will be considered during a special session called by the governor that is set to begin on November 15. The legislation aims to resist a set of rules published by OSHA last week that requires private employers with over 100 employees to implement vaccine mandates by January 4.
“We’ve got to stop bossing people around. We’ve got to stop the coercion. We’ve got to stop browbeating people,” the governor said.
The Sunshine State is already suing the federal government over a separate rule that includes a vaccine requirement for federal contractors.
The bills presented by Florida’s Republican governor would create various exemptions that employees can use to get out of the federally enforced employer mandates, including an expected pregnancy, religious concerns, and health safety concerns backed with a doctor’s note. In addition, the legislation would create an exemption for those who have already been infected with COVID-19, as well as an opt-out for employees who promise to wear face masks or other employer-provided protective gear.
Politico notes:
Another provision would ban local governments and school districts from enacting vaccine requirements. The bills would also beef up a rule made by the state Department of Health in September that banned public schools from requiring student masks without parent permission and quarantining students who were exposed to the virus.
Businesses that refuse to follow the state law would be subject to an investigation by state Attorney General Ashley Moody. Employers found in violation of the law could face a fine of up to $50,000.
The bills would also block public release of any records detailing the circumstances behind an employee’s claimed exemption.
DeSantis’ announcement came on the same day he officially launched his reelection bid and on the heels of a weekend ruling by a federal appeals court that temporarily froze Biden’s vaccine mandate.
The ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals came after a number of Republican-led states filed a legal challenge against the rule, which is to take effect on January 4. If implemented, Biden’s order will impact 100 million employees — about two-thirds of America’s workforce.
In his decision, the judge said the six counties failed to prove the ban was “an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority.”
The Florida Department of Health chalked up the ruling as “yet another victory for parent’s rights.”
“At this point, the courts have been entirely clear: All school districts must come into compliance with the law and honor parental rights to make decisions for their children,” a statement from the department read.
Under the mask mandate ban, signed by DeSantis, over $525,000 has been withheld from Broward County Public Schools, and more than $190,000 has been withheld from Alachua County due to their mask mandates.
Under Biden, the federal government has heavily been pushing the vaccine. The United States reopened its doors on Monday to international travelers — but only those who have been fully vaccinated.
The White House is even deploying First Lady Jill Biden on a nationwide tour to encourage schools to open on-campus vaccination sites for children ages 5-11, just days after federal regulators recommended the COVID-19 shot for that age group.
Presently, the armed forces are cracking down on troops who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Air Force has thus far discharged 40 service members who failed to get a coronavirus vaccination before the November 1 deadline officials imposed.
“Now that the deadline has passed, there’s a clear line to begin holding people accountable,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said.