The Pentagon has required COVID-19 vaccination for all service members, together with the Nationwide Guard and Reserve. Attorneys for the 2 governors, in an amended lawsuit dated Tuesday, say that when Nationwide Guard members are serving the state, the federal authorities has no command authority. The lawsuit stated the mandate is an unconstitutional overstepping of bounds.
The case coping with Alaska and Texas guard members is an amended model of the problem filed by Texas earlier this month.
Greater than 220 members of the Texas Air Nationwide Guard and about 40% of Texas Military Nationwide Guard members are refusing to be vaccinated for “both spiritual lodging wants or in any other case,” in line with the lawsuit. About 8% of Alaska Air and Military Nationwide Guard members haven’t obtained a primary dose of any COVID-19 vaccine and of those members, “greater than 90% have requested a medical or spiritual exemption, but no such exemptions have been granted.”
“A small variety of extra Alaska Nationwide Guard members are refusing any COVID-19 vaccine,” the lawsuit stated.
The lawsuit names as defendants President Joe Biden, the Division of Protection and army officers.
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