The decision was based on the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding a similar mandate for private employers
President Joe Biden has been dealt another devastating blow, as his vaccine mandate for federal employees has been blocked by a federal judge.
In U.S. District Court in Galveston, TX, Judge Jeffrey Brown ruled that Biden’s executive order “amounts to a presidential mandate that all federal employees consent to vaccination against COVID-19 or lose their jobs,” CNBC reported. “Because the President’s authority is not that broad, the court will enjoin the second order’s enforcement.”
Brown’s ruling said it was a “bridge too far” to let the president, “with the stroke of a pen and without the input of Congress, require millions of federal employees to undergo a medical procedure as a condition of their employment.” In response, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that 98% of federal workers are already vaccinated.
This latest setback for the Biden administration comes on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling against a federal vaccine mandate for private employers.
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