Congress should not be in the business of imposing mandates and threatening to take paychecks

From the Christian Science Monitor, “Today, all 50 GOP senators were expected to vote to invalidate that mandate, which they see as counterproductive and damaging to the economy. They argue the administration has not struck the right balance between the good of the community and individual liberty, nor adequately addressed studies raising questions about the push for universal vaccination, especially for those with natural immunity.

We should not be in the business of imposing this Administration's medical orthodoxy at the threat of taking away American paychecks.https://t.co/DQ4Nnl4h1j @csmonitor

— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) December 9, 2021

For GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who has introduced a dozen bills targeting the mandates, the president’s actions violate a key founding principle: that the people are sovereign.

‘The use of overwhelming government power without even considering the implications on freedom is precisely why our founders thought the Declaration of Independence, a revolution, and our Constitution were necessary,’ he said on the Senate floor.”

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