Mon Dec 13, 2021 – 1:43 pm ESTMon Dec 13, 2021 – 2:35 pm EST
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, (LifeSiteNews) — Elected officials in Democrat-run Montgomery County, Maryland — a wealthy suburb bordering Washington, DC — have disparaged and maligned firefighters, police, and other county servants who, either for medical reasons or for matters of faith or conscience, are seeking to be exempted from a proposed county-wide COVID-19 “vaccine” mandate.
Council members have sought to pass Expedited Bill 34-21, dubbed “Personnel and Human Resources – COVID-19 Vaccination Required,” quickly since September, but they have faced pushback from the Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association (IAFF); the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), representing county police officers; and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), representing county government employees, as well as many concerned county residents.
The proposed mandate is seen by many county employees — whose careers now hang in the balance — as signaling the Council members’ disrespect for their dedicated service and ruthless disregard for their wellbeing and the welfare of their families.
As of this writing, the controversial measure has not been enacted, but the council members — all of whom are liberal Democrats — seem to be united in their
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