The craic in the USA



englishman abroad said:
Try educating yourself not just following right wing propaganda;
Vaccine mandates have been part of american life ever since George Washington ordered the continental army to be vaccinated against small pox in the war of independence
It became written into law in 1905
Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory vaccination laws. The Court's decision articulated the view that individual liberty is not absolute and is subject to the police power of the state.
The most vocal governors including Asa Hutchison in Arkanas, have state mandates in place for at least a dozen vaccines in including Polio.
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You and your damn facts! :cool:
Covid kills a 9/11’s worth of Americans every three days. The vaccine mandate shouldn’t be controversial | Jill Filipovic
 
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It’s getting worse over there , not just the virus , but the paranoia . In the last two days , three women from Texas in NY on a jolly , attacked the hostess at a restaurant for asking them to wear masks and were subsequently hauled off to jail. A bunch of anti mask loonies disrupted a school board meeting and dismissed the existing board and held a meeting declaring them selves the newly elected governors ( elected by themselves of course) , then banned all masks .😀😀
 
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ontap said:
It’s getting worse over there , not just the virus , but the paranoia . In the last two days , three women from Texas in NY on a jolly , attacked the hostess at a restaurant for asking them to wear masks and were subsequently hauled off to jail. A bunch of anti mask loonies disrupted a school board meeting and dismissed the existing board and held a meeting declaring them selves the newly elected governors ( elected by themselves of course) , then banned all masks .😀😀
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That’s proper democracy that.
 
elder said:
one more... single 'mum' of 4 kids. no reference to the father so not sure what's next for the kids. there's been (another) goFundMe page to pay for her funeral... absolutely tragic for the kids.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1438840738209480704
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I can see the karma argument people seem to like and undoubtedly some of the people like the extreme right radio hosts weren’t very nice but the tragedies playing out in families behind the headlines are heartbreaking.
 

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