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Do you have a God given right to refuse Vaccine mandates?

Crakhobarbie

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The Supreme Court made it quite clear in Jacobson v Massachusetts over a hundred years ago that states can indeed mandate vaccination for the public good.

Yesterday, they affirmed that decision in Klassen v Indiana University with regard to institutional vaccine mandates.

I.e., they concluded that you do *not* have a God-given right to refuse vaccination mandates.
 
Don't care what no court says, God gave me the right to own guns, to be stupid, and take no vaccines.
I know - because it says that right there in that there Bible.
 
Crakhobarbie said:
The Supreme Court made it quite clear in Jacobson v Massachusetts over a hundred years ago that states can indeed mandate vaccination for the public good.

Yesterday, they affirmed that decision in Klassen v Indiana University with regard to institutional vaccine mandates.

I.e., they concluded that you do *not* have a God-given right to refuse vaccination mandates.
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Over a hundred years ago in 1857 the SCOTUS brought down the Dred Scott v Sanford decision. So clearly the court screws up from time to time.
 
Integrityrespec said:
Over a hundred years ago in 1857 the SCOTUS brought down the Dred Scott v Sanford decision. So clearly the court screws up from time to time.
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Just to attend kindergarten, most public schools require vaccinations for Polio. Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP) Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Hepatitis B. Adding covid to the mix doesn't seem off base considering.
 
Integrityrespec said:
Over a hundred years ago in 1857 the SCOTUS brought down the Dred Scott v Sanford decision. So clearly the court screws up from time to time.
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Dred Scot was overruled by the 14th amendment. That decision by the SCOTUS is among the top 5 worst decisions, mostly because of Justice Roger Taney.
 
I seem to recall it's written in the bible somewhere "If a someone bids you have one vaccine shot, get a second one also." Matthew 5 something, I believe.
 
Crakhobarbie said:
The Supreme Court made it quite clear in Jacobson v Massachusetts over a hundred years ago that states can indeed mandate vaccination for the public good.

Yesterday, they affirmed that decision in Klassen v Indiana University with regard to institutional vaccine mandates.

I.e., they concluded that you do *not* have a God-given right to refuse vaccination mandates.
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God wrote the constitution?
 
Integrityrespec said:
Over a hundred years ago in 1857 the SCOTUS brought down the Dred Scott v Sanford decision. So clearly the court screws up from time to time.
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There was a time when people...most people...didnt know that blacks and women were as intelligent as males. There was institutional belief in racial and male supremacy. These things were later disproven...and educated people, including judges...were able to fix past ignorance.

Should the Const and our laws not change to reflect reality?
 
Integrityrespec said:
Over a hundred years ago in 1857 the SCOTUS brought down the Dred Scott v Sanford decision. So clearly the court screws up from time to time.
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Sure, but that's not evidence that this particular decision was wrong.

At the end of the day, the government can and will take reasonable efforts to ensure you don't increase the risk to someone else. That old saying about your right to swing your fist ends at my nose, and whatnot.
 
Crakhobarbie said:
The Supreme Court made it quite clear in Jacobson v Massachusetts over a hundred years ago that states can indeed mandate vaccination for the public good.

Yesterday, they affirmed that decision in Klassen v Indiana University with regard to institutional vaccine mandates.

I.e., they concluded that you do *not* have a God-given right to refuse vaccination mandates.
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Well of course...you also have the God-given right to suffer the consequences...
 
Elvira said:
Of not taking it...duh...
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Sure, but the tricky part is that the rest of us tend to end up paying the price also. A virus is inherently a collective problem with collective consequences.
 
SNOWFLAKE said:
Don't care what no court says, God gave me the right to own guns, to be stupid, and take no vaccines.
I know - because it says that right there in that there Bible.
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As long as you get the edition bible that fits your views you are good to go.
 
Deuce said:
Sure, but the tricky part is that the rest of us tend to end up paying the price also. A virus is inherently a collective problem with collective consequences.
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That's this thing called life...
 
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