Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he plans to sue the federal government over its reconstitution vaccine order for the Texas National Guard.
Fox News reports:
O-NorrisTracy202201040280“As the commander-in-chief of Texas’s militia, I have issued a straightforward order to every member of the Texas National Guard within my chain of command: Do not punish any guardsman for choosing not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine,” the letter reads in part.
“Unless President Biden federalizes the Texas National Guard in accordance with Title 10 of the U.S. Code, he is not your commander-in-chief under our federal or state Constitutions. And as long as I am your commander-in-chief, I will not tolerate efforts to compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine. Let me be crystal clear: It is the federal government that has put Texas’s guardsmen in this difficult position. As your commander-in-chief, I will fight on your behalf. That is why I am suing the Biden Administration over its latest unconstitutional vaccine mandate,” the letter continued.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt also tried to block the vaccine mandate for the state’s National Guard but ultimately a federal judge quashed the effort.
