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Thomas Massie

5 Jul, 8 tweets, 2 min read

Thank you to the science-illiterate libs who boosted my military-vaccine tweet to 13 million impressions!

I’m no expert on the terms under which someone would be discharged from the military for refusing a vaccine, and I don’t give legal advice but there’s a history...

1999-02-27 TRAVIS AFB — An airman who refused to receive a controversial anthrax vaccination will be discharged under "other than honorable conditions" instead of facing a court-martial, the U.S. Air Force announced last night.

“While 80 members of the military have refused the vaccinations, Bettendorf was the first to face a court- martial. All of the others had received ‘other than honorable’ discharges.”

sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

“the Defense Department on Friday informed Air Force Capt. Clifton Volpe, one of the highest ranking officers to refuse to take controversial anthrax inoculations, that he may resign from the service under honorable conditions.”

chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-20…

ROCHESTER MILLS, Pa. - A year ago, James O'Neil's concerns about having to take mandatory anthrax shots made his mother sick with worry.

Yesterday, he was granted a hardship discharge under honorable circumstances by the Marine Corps...

old.post-gazette.com/healthscience/…

May 2001, CNN “A General Accounting Office report released in October found that as many as 25 percent of the pilots and aircrew members leaving the military or seeking transfers were leaving because of the vaccination program.”

edition.cnn.com/2001/LAW/05/02…

My legislation to prevent members of the military from being forced to take this novel vaccine (for which we are finding new adverse reactions every month) would prevent any discharges due to the vaccine — honorable, dishonorable, general, medical, or otherwise.

The social media attention paid to HR3860 this independence day weekend will no doubt help me garner more cosponsors in support of it!

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