by Jordan Davidson at The Federalist
At least 19 states have already begun to legally pursue action against the Biden administration for forcing medical coercion on federal contractors but following the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new emergency temporary standard demanding employers with 100 or more workers mandate the jab, others are looking to sue too. OSHA’s explicit threat that the rule could eventually extend to smaller businesses in the near future has also pushed politicians, attorneys, and business owners to take legal action.
Here are the conservatives who are suing Biden and his administration for forcing the COVID-19 jab on workers.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was one of the first Republicans to initiate a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s new COVID shot mandate and testing rules.
“I’ve been in discussions with businesses in Missouri, including a trailer manufacturing company in mid-Missouri, who say that this vaccine mandate will crush their business,” Schmitt said in a statement. “We will be on file first thing [Friday] morning to halt this illegal, unconstitutional attempt by the Biden administration and the federal government to impose their will on thousands of Missouri businesses and millions of Missourians.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton took to Twitter on Thursday to declare his opposition to the newest “illegal, unconditional regulation” from the Biden administration and announce a lawsuit against the president and his team.
“Biden just announced his plan to wield OSHA to mandate vaccines on private businesses. And I’m announcing my plan to sue him once this illegal, unconstitutional regulation hits the Federal Register,” the TXAG account announced. “Here comes another winning #Texas v. Biden law suit!”
Biden just announced his plan to wield OSHA to mandate vaccines on private businesses. And I’m announcing my plan to sue him once this illegal, unconstitutional regulation hits the Federal Register.
Here comes another winning #Texas v. Biden law suit!https://t.co/mG9pDpy2wG
— Texas Attorney General (@TXAG) November 4, 2021
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced on Thursday that he would sue the Biden administration over the new OSHA rule because “Forcing these injections on Montanans at the threat of losing their jobs infringes on the rights of our state, individuals, and businesses.”
“If a president can unilaterally force people to submit to a medical procedure they don’t want, then there’s seemingly no limit to the federal government’s control over our lives,” the Republican said in a statement. “President Biden’s illegal mandate is an egregious overreach and sets the country down a dangerous path. … We’ve been preparing for this. I’ll be filing a lawsuit tomorrow to stop this lawless order in its tracks.”