Louisiana v Bacerra content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MT… "The rejection of natural immunity as an alternative is puzzling. Natural immunity is the immunity of people who have been infected with the COVID-19 virus."
"In rejecting this alternative, the CMS Mandate stated:
While a significant number of healthcare staff have been infected with SARS-Co-V2, evidence indicates their infection-induced immunity, also called “natural immunity” is not equivalent to receiving the COVID-19
vaccine."
"The “evidence” CMS relied upon in rejecting that alternative is not provided."
"The CMS Mandate does not yet require boosters to the COVID-19 vaccines. However, the CDC recently recommended boosters. If boosters are needed six months after being “fully vaccinated,” then how good are the COVID-19 vaccines, and why is it necessary to mandate them?"
"If human nature and history teach anything, it is that civil liberties face grave risks when governments proclaim indefinite states of emergency....
"During a pandemic such as this one, it is even more important to safeguard the separation
of powers set forth in our Constitution to avoid erosion of our liberties....
"This matter will ultimately be decided by a higher court than this one. However, it is
important to preserve the status quo in this case. The liberty interests of the unvaccinated
requires nothing less."

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Court must ensure there exists a “rational connection between the facts found and the choice
made....
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Remember--when you criticize public health leaders you are criticizing The Science. They are just trying to protect us. reason.org/wp-content/upl…
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