It’s been a banner week for the White House, and not in a good way. Multiple vaccine mandates that were put into place by Biden’s administration have been struck down in multiple courts, showing the very shaky legal foundations they were placed on.
Previously, the OSHA mandate, the most public of Biden’s dictates, was blocked for the entire country. Last week, OSHA, which had already caused shortages in healthcare facilities, was finally struck down. The federal contractor mandate is now in trouble, having been blocked by several states.
What’s next? What’s next for the federal government employees mandate? With how things are going, it wouldn’t surprise me.
Brandon L. is the one to track
* The OSHA 100-employee+ mandate is enjoined in all states
* The Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate of healthcare workers is enjoined in all states
* The Federal Contractor mandate is blocked in KY, OH & TN from a ruling today.
— Kyle Lamb (@kylamb8) December 1, 2021
Now, I could be wrong, but it seems to me that if the courts are having to strike down your executive actions this frequently and thoroughly, that perhaps you just don’t respect the Constitution in the first place. It’s not just COVID vaccine mandates either. It’s also the eviction moratorium and Biden’s reversal of policies at the border (which, coincidently I’m sure, were helping stem the tide of illegal immigration until he took office).
What if I said that all of this stuff being struck down was fine with me? Let me speak for a second.
He hates being held responsible for any responsibility. Biden is a cowardly politician who loves to delegate and obfuscate, but never has to take the hard decisions. That’s why when it came to this latest travel ban, he blamed his COVID team for it not going into effect immediately. Everything is someone else’s fault.
The same concept applies in regards to Biden’s vaccine mandates (but also the eviction moratorium). He wants to keep the far-left base of the Democrat party, not just because he’s beholden to them, but because he’s one of them. Given that reality, the president wants to look like he’s “doing something” while knowing that he doesn’t have the power to do what he’s doing. Then what? Biden blames it when the court strikes it down.
That’s the game here. Biden was going to make a big deal about the COVID-related deaths. Those will now be the fault of the courts for daring to strike down his life-saving vaccine mandates, or at least that’s how he’ll frame things. This is how it works: a president can use the court system to avoid being held responsible for unconstitutional acts.
So while it’s fun to dunk on the White House when yet another court decision goes against them, I just don’t believe they care that much. They want the cover provided by it and are more than happy to proclaim that things were “out of their hands” when the bill comes due for their awful leadership.
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