BREAKING: 11 States Go Rogue, Take Major Legal Action Against Biden Admin Over Vaccine Mandate

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David Rufful
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Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit against Joe Biden’s administration over the vaccine requirement.

The vaccine mandate impacts companies with more than 100 employees.

Employees are forced to receive the injection in the arms or else wear a mask and receive weekly tests.

Agents from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will reportedly be sent out to police the mandate and ensure compliance.

Failure to comply could result in massive penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation.

In a court filing, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said, “This mandate is unconstitutional, unlawful, and unwise.”

The lawsuit was filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

A critical part of the suit argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government.

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Schmitt said Missouri has 3,443 private employers who could be covered by the vaccine requirement, with nearly 1.3 million employees.

He said he sued “to protect personal freedoms, preserve Missouri businesses, and push back on bureaucratic tyrants who simply want power and control.”

The Biden administration has been pushing widespread vaccinations — under threat of job loss, if necessary — as the quickest way out of the pandemic.

Missouri was joined in the lawsuit by the Republican attorneys general of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

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The office of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, also joined in the suit, along with several private, nonprofit and religious employers.

The Daily Wire, a conservative media company, filed a challenge in federal court on Thursday.