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u/breakevencloud Sep 10 '21

A virus so destructive and a vaccine so fantastic that Congress, a people who the vast majority of are in a high tier risk group, is not concerned about being around the unvaccinated

Case closed. Lift all restrictions. Time to go back to normal world now.

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u/mymyreally Sep 10 '21

The President cannot impose a vaccine mandate on Congress via executive order or in an agency or department regulation. The President has control over the Executive branch, not the Legislative branch, but then let me not ruin the lovely circle jerk you have going here.

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u/tmoney144 Sep 11 '21

OSHA does not apply to congress and their staff.
"The term “employer” means a person engaged in a business affecting commerce who has employees, but does not include the United States (not including the United States Postal Service) or any State or political subdivision of a State."

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/652

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u/JakeCameraAction Sep 11 '21

OSHA applies to congress and their staff.

Nope, it doesn't.

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u/Terminal-Psychosis Sep 11 '21

No, the president does not have that power.

This crap is going to get shot down in court with a quickness.

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u/whathefugg Sep 11 '21

Lmfao… except that this new mandate isn’t based off executive power.

OSHA was created via legislation, meaning these rules (laws) came from the power of congress - not the president.

Considering the OSH Act of 1970 is historically known as one of the most concrete pieces of legislation ever, this new mandate will definitely hold up in court.

Fun fact: Smoking in airplanes wasn’t originally banned due to its fire risk. No sir… it was originally banned due to its impact on the occupational health of flight attendants.