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No one was surprised when SecDef Austin denied a request by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to exempt members of the state’s National Guard from the Defense Department’s Covid vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n
Austin decreed that all members of the Defense Department’s service branches must comply with the vaccine order or jeopardize their service.<\/p>\n
And that’s that. Or is it? Oklahoma is now suing the Biden administration over its federal coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal employees and the National Guard, the state’s Attorney General announced.<\/p>\n
Five- FIVE! other State Governors have signed a letter to the Pentagon asking the Department of Defense to remove its coronavirus vaccine mandate on National Guard members.<\/p>\n
“We write to request you withdraw part of your and the Service Secretaries\u2019 directives to National Guard members in their Title 32 duty status concerning the COVID-19 vaccine,” the letter states. “We acknowledge your right to establish readiness standards for the National Guard for activation into a Title 10 status. However, directives dictating whether training in a Title 32 status can occur, setting punishment requirements for refusing to be COVID-19 vaccinated, and requiring separation from each state National Guard if unvaccinated are beyond your constitutional and statutory authority.”<\/p>\n
Governor Mark Gordon of Wyoming, Governor Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Governor Tate Reeves of Mississippi, and Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska all signed the letter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
God Bless Texas.<\/p>\n
Texas Governor Abbott refuses Pentagon vaccine mandate: ‘Have only President Biden to blame’<\/h3>\n
Five governors recently called on the Pentagon to rescind the mandate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
By Peter Aitken<\/p>\n
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott informed the Pentagon that he will not impose the Biden administration\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the Texas National Guard.<\/p>\n
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Aug. 25 directed all military branches to ensure service members receive the vaccine as numbers surged over the summer. Each branch of the military observed a different deadline, with the Air Force and Navy required to comply by Nov. 2 and Nov. 28, respectively.<\/p>\n
Five state governors called on the Pentagon to rescind the vaccine mandate for National Guard members, but Abbott alone sent a letter to Secretary Austin clearly stating he will not enforce the mandate on his state\u2019s service members.<\/p>\n
“As Governor of Texas, I am the commander-in-chief of this State\u2019s militia,” reads the letter. “In that capacity, on October 4, 2021, I ordered the Adjutant General of Texas to comply with my Executive Order GA-39.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n