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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,894 posts)
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 01:13 PM Sep 2021

OR Gov. Kate Brown is being sued by police officers and firefighters over state vaccine mandate

A group of police officers and firefighters are suing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown over the state's vaccine mandate, KOIN-TV reported.

The lawsuit, filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court, seeks to deter the state from mandating all employees of the executive branch to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The group is asking a judge to declare Brown's order as "unenforceable." They claim the executive order clashes with existing Oregon statutes of free expression and could result in the wrongful termination of employees.

"Forcing them to decide between their livelihoods and vindicating their statutory and constitutional rights is unconscionable and wrong," the suit said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oregon-governor-kate-brown-is-being-sued-by-police-officers-and-firefighters-over-the-states-vaccine-mandate/ar-AAO7mga

Oh FFS

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OR Gov. Kate Brown is being sued by police officers and firefighters over state vaccine mandate (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 OP
Can't afford to have them catch and spread an infection that causes mass absenteeism-- Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #1
Suspend without pay until they obey. snort Sep 2021 #2
If you don't like the conditions of your employment... VarryOn Sep 2021 #3
There is SCOTUS precedent. Jackson vs Massachusetts 1905 PortTack Sep 2021 #4
more fucking morons... spanone Sep 2021 #5

Wingus Dingus

(8,052 posts)
1. Can't afford to have them catch and spread an infection that causes mass absenteeism--
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 01:16 PM
Sep 2021

public safety is at issue. So they can suck it up for the good of the public, or quit.

PortTack

(32,754 posts)
4. There is SCOTUS precedent. Jackson vs Massachusetts 1905
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 03:35 PM
Sep 2021

Essentially it ruled that the rights of the individual do not outweigh the right of many when it comes to public health

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