Just received this from someone in the military regarding possible compulsory COVID vaccines:
“Good evening, Congressman. Just thought I'd pass word that >15% of the officers at my command will either retire early or resign their commissions if the mandate is given.”
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“Ours is a small command, so I'm not sure how the numbers look across the force. I cannot speak for the % of the enlisted force, but I know numerous senior and critical people who will likewise leave.”
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Other members and relatives of other members of the military have contacted me as well.
According to the GAO and congressional testimony, there were similar results (departures) when the military mandated the anthrax vaccine.
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From 1998 to 2000, the mandatory anthrax vaccine program for the military lowered morale, diminished readiness due to adverse reactions, & caused many highly skilled members to leave the military.
The following is from GAO-02-445 Anthrax Vaccine:
While many factors can and do influence an individual’s decision to participate in the military, a significant number of pilot and aircrew members cited the required mandatory anthrax immunization as a key reason for reducing their participation or leaving the military altogether
Between Sept 1998 and Sept 2000, about 16% of the pilots and aircrew members of the guard and reserve had (1) transferred to another unit (primarily to nonflying positions to avoid or delay receiving the anthrax shots), (2) moved to inactive status, or (3) left the military.
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.”
Tonight, I introduced legislation to prevent members of the Armed Forces from being forced to take the COVID-19 vaccine. My bill, HR 3860, prevents federal funds from being used to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. Here is page 1.
Page 2 of HR 3860 prevents adverse disciplinary actions from being taken against service personnel who decline the vaccine.
And here is the Constitutional Authority statement.
Four corporations control 85% of meat processed in the United States. One of these companies is Chinese, one is Brazilian. Prices are going up in the supermarkets. The oligopoly is enabled by over-regulation of small American owned processors by the US government.
The consequences:
Farmers are unable to get a fair price for their livestock, while the price of meat increases in grocery stores. Due to the centralized nature of the processing, shortages sometimes occur, and when outbreaks of food borne illness occur, it affects many states.
The solution:
Our bipartisan, bicameral PRIME Act (which we are about to reintroduce) would allow small processors who comply with state regulations to sell within their states without being overly regulated by USDA.
There’s an inescapable conclusion for why Congress is hyper-partisan:
Voters reward politicians for being partisan.
Some Dems have pledged not to work with any member who voted against certifying electors.
That diminishes their effectiveness, but their voters seem to like it.
I will work with any Democrat to advance legislation that benefits Americans and does not violate the Constitution or my principles.
Emotionally, it can be difficult to work with those who are opposed to so many things I hold dear, but if we agree on one thing, I feel like we owe it to all Americans to work on that one thing.
(1/4)When President Trump launched an attack against an Iranian general in Iraq, the Democrats offered a resolution to assert that any further attacks against Iran would require the proper approval of Congress. I was one of only three Republicans to vote for that resolution.
(2/4)President Trump called me to strongly encourage me not to vote for that resolution, but I told him I had always asserted Congress’ sole authority to declare war when Obama was President and I had to remain consistent.
(3/4)He said if I voted for it:
I would get a primary opponent (true: opponent filed the next day) and
He wouldn’t help me (true: during the race he encouraged the GOP to throw me out of the party)