Florida sues Biden over contractor vaccine mandate

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida on Thursday sued President Joe Biden’s administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors, opening yet another battleground between Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the White House.

The lawsuit, announced by DeSantis at a news conference, alleges the president doesn’t have the authority to issue the rule and that it violates procurement law.

DeSantis has vowed legal action over federal vaccination requirements and fought masking and vaccine rules implemented by local governments in Florida. He recently announced he would call state lawmakers to the Capitol next month to pass legislation to combat vaccine mandates enacted by private businesses. DeSantis is eyeing a possible 2024 presidential run and has been consistent in his criticism of Biden’s handling of the pandemic and other issues.

The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa and names Biden, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson as well as White House contracting officials as defendants.



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The lawsuit was announced Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 by Gov. DeSantis and opened yet another battleground between the Republican governor and the White House. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)


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[PortTack]

1. They will lose!!

[PSPS]

2. Won't work, of course, but he's just doing this for MAGA cred for his '24 run.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Remember when then Governor of Texas Rick Perry (R) mandated vaccines or denied kids admittance to s

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1800969/

https://imgur.com/gallery/IzWcxEX



Remember when then Governor of Texas Rick Perry (R) mandated vaccines or denied kids admittance to school?

[ripcord]

4. It should be dismissed

The State of Florida does not have standing in this case.

[emulatorloo]

5. Frivolous Lawsuit

Just more GOP posturing. I hope it blows up in there faces.

[GB_RN]

6. My Guess Is That DiSatan Loses This...

He'll probably get his suit tossed just on lack of standing. Everyone who's challenged these suits directly, like the airline pilots, actually have standing to do so, and have lost. DiSatan isn't directly involved or affected, and thus, has no standing (as I understand it, since I'm no lawyer). So, any competent judge should in theory, kick his suit promptly (and read him the riot act for wasting the court's time).