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Hortensis

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5. Governments have mandated contagious disease controls for millennia.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Fri Sep 10, 2021, 10:07 AM

Sep 2021

They were written into the laws colonists brought from Britain and other countries and then codified into our new legal systems. At some point this was challenged, and our high court was called on to affirm that our governments have the authority and duty to protect public health.

The only thing new here is the RW's politicized resistance and depraved indifference to life.

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Vaccine & masks should be a requirement of the law..just like "seat belts" are. It's simple.. [View all] Stuart G Sep 2021 OP

No, not like seat belts. That's far too kind. unblock Sep 2021 #1

Well Said....Kinda like yelling "fire" in a crowded movie theater to see what happens...(That is Stuart G Sep 2021 #2

Ironically, one of Trump's superfans was killed in a wreck because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. tanyev Sep 2021 #3

No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service! Beetwasher. Sep 2021 #4

Well Said....Rec post 4...Makes a Great Point...Read Post 4...EVERYONE!! Stuart G Sep 2021 #6

Governments have mandated contagious disease controls for millennia. Hortensis Sep 2021 #5

Think About How Many Would Have Been Saved if Trump had made a "mandate" & not a "hoax"? Stuart G Oct 2021 #7