Mon Nov 1, 2021 – 10:48 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – At least 20 states have now sued to block the Biden administration’s recent COVID-19 vaccine mandates after Florida, Texas, and two coalitions of Republican-led states filed lawsuits targeting the vaccine orders last week.
A group of 10 states filed a lawsuit Friday against an executive order last month that strictly mandated the experimental COVID jab with no testing option for all federal contractors, including millions of employees of private businesses that work with the government.
The initial deadline for compliance was December 8, though the White House partially eased requirements Monday amid pressure from business leaders during the ongoing supply chain crisis.
The 10 states’ lawsuit, filed with a federal district court in Missouri, argues the Biden administration violated several U.S. laws, the separation of powers, and the 10th Amendment by requiring that contractors get vaccinated.
“Congress did not delegate the authority to dictate vaccine and mask mandates on federal contractors — which would include agencies and political subdivisions of States — to the President or [the Office of Budget Management],” the states said, calling the mandates a “power grab … sweeping in its scope.”
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