It took a second for the right to react to President Biden’s bold announcement on Thursday that large employers must assure that their employees are vaccinated or face substantial financial penalties. The sweep of the policy seemed to catch everyone by surprise. The National Review meekly opined that while his goals were worthy, perhaps Biden had exceeded his authority and should be overruled by the Supreme Court.
By late Thursday afternoon , however, the right’s response was taking a firmer form. Now it was a matter of Biden treating “millions of American citizens as if they’re nothing more than vermin.” Now there should be a campaign of mass civil disobedience.
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JD Vance is a Yale Law graduate, Iraq War veteran, venture capitalist, nationally famous author and candidate for U.S. Senate from Ohio He’s a favorite of Tucker Carlson and has been endorsed by the head of the House Republican Study Committee, Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana, former Trump National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien and former Trump U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer. He once was a harsh critic of Donald Trump but he’s clearly channeling him now in an effort to win the crowded contest for the Republican nomination.
The anti-vaccination posture is obviously the “correct” one to adopt for a Republican primary if you’re seeking the attention and support of the MAGA horde. So, Vance’s stance here will probably be standard in many GOP primaries, although the “civil” part of disobedience will likely become the squishy moderate position.
Even the Federalist agrees that “Fundamentally, the protection against life-threatening plague is one of the original reasons government exists.” It is mind boggling that the outrage industrial complex orchestrated by the GOP has settled on “using the miraculous accomplishments of generations of scientists to save the country from a viral plague” as their call to arms. Absolutely insane.
I agree with ejmw completely. Beyond that, I don’t understand how people like Vance live with themselves. How does someone wake up and look in the mirror and see the face of a rank hypocrite staring back? How do they explain their utter lack of integrity to themselves? How do they explain the dead bodies?
Good questions. It’s criminal behavior. By which I mean, it’s the type of thing you do once you decide that you don’t give a shit about morality.