Gov. Stitt sues to halt federal vaccine mandate for National Guard

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TULSA, Okla. — From the Governor's bureau to the Pentagon, a conflict for powerfulness implicit vaccines and the military. Today the Stitt medication announced a lawsuit, asking a justice to assistance a impermanent restraining bid to halt the national vaccine mandate, specifically for the Oklahoma National Guard.

State Attorney General, John O'Connor arguing the mandate is unconstitutional and that members of the Oklahoma National Guard volition discontinue if forced to comply, leaving the authorities vulnerable. A telephone being made by authorities leaders for weeks.

Gov. Stitt sent a missive to Secretary Austin connected November 2nd, calling the National Guard vaccine request "irresponsible" and claiming it could marque the defender little acceptable for emergencies.

On November 11th, Gov. Stitt's caller Adjutant General sent a memo promising that unvaccinated defender members would not beryllium punished for their vaccination status.

Fast guardant to Monday, Secretary Austin responded dismissing the Governor and the Adjutant General, saying a vaccinated subject is simply a acceptable subject and that vaccines are inactive mandatory.

That was not the extremity of the fight.

In a statement, Gov. Stitt, maintained that helium is successful complaint of the National Guard, not the Federal Government. A connection from a spokesperson citing U.S. Title 32, which grants the Governor authorization to mobilize the nationalist guard.

Then, Tuesday night, Austin sent a memo saying unvaccinated guardsmen won't beryllium paid.

Today, Governor Stitt, claimed power implicit his state. He said that nether U.S., state, and Title 32, "I americium the commandant and Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard..." adding that Secretary Austin is successful favour of a " unconstitutional punishment that individually targets Oklahoma National Guard soldiers and airmen , including withholding their pay.

Meanwhile, Sen. Lankford has projected an amendment to the NDAA, the large subject spending plan. The amendment would prohibit the Department of Defense from withholding wage oregon benefits due to the fact that of a work member's vaccination status. If passed, it's imaginable Secretary Austin would not beryllium capable to withhold pay.

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