{"id":80401,"date":"2021-08-24T17:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T21:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=80401"},"modified":"2021-08-24T17:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T21:21:38","slug":"governor-to-stop-bidens-mandatory-vaccines-by-any-means-necessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=80401","title":{"rendered":"Governor to stop Biden&#8217;s mandatory vaccines by any means necessary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem vows to \u2018take every action available\u2019 to stop Biden from \u2018illegally\u2019 mandating vaccines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_80402\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80402\" class=\"wp-image-80402 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/61246db985f5407b357a7a4d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/61246db985f5407b357a7a4d.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/61246db985f5407b357a7a4d-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former Freedom Valu Center, a gas station and convenience store, is seen closed as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Watertown, South Dakota, U.S., October 27, 2020. \u00a9 REUTERS\/Bing Guan<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>South Dakota governor and anti-lockdown advocate Kristi Noem has promised to do all it takes to \u201cprotect\u201d residents from a hypothetical federal vaccine mandate after the Pfizer-BioNTech shot received full approval from regulators.<\/p>\n<p>Noem has vowed to take the Joe Biden administration to court if it tries to impose a blanket vaccination requirement on Americans, claiming that such an order would be illegal.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf Joe Biden illegally mandates vaccines, I will take every action available under the law to protect South Dakotans from the federal government,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Noem sounded off on Twitter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1429914350408585224&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F532873-biden-vaccine-mandate-noem%2F&amp;sessionId=276914916afd9190ada4872ea9934be0eeb8195b&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1429914350408585224\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tweet came hours after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted its full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, one of three that have been used as part of the mass vaccination drive in the US. The others remain approved on an emergency basis only.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden cited the long-awaited green light from the FDA to urge private businesses, nonprofits and other organizations to<em>\u00a0\u201cstep up the vaccine requirements\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and demand that employees and visitors show proof of vaccination.<em>\u00a0\u201cRequire it,<\/em>\u201d Biden said, doubling down on his previous rhetoric that total immunization was necessary to put an end to Covid-19 in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Although Biden had already\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/530627-biden-covid-mask-vaccine-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mandated<\/a>\u00a0all federal workers to either get a Covid-19 jab or face regular testing, and recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/08\/18\/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-announce-new-actions-to-protect-americans-from-covid-19-and-help-state-and-local-leaders-fight-the-virus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extended<\/a>\u00a0a similar requirement to staff at certain nursing homes, he has not floated a broader federal vaccine mandate \u2013 something that is considered to be out of his reach.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"read-more-big\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/531897-biden-gop-covid-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"read-more-big__container\"><span class=\"read-more-big__content\"><span class=\"read-more-big__subtitle\">ALSO ON RT.COM<\/span><span class=\"read-more-big__title\">Biden lauds officials who defy governors\u2019 anti-mandate policies as \u2018heroes\u2019 amid escalating war with GOP over Covid-19 measures<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>In late July, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky caused a stir when she appeared to suggest the administration was\u00a0<em>\u201clooking into\u201d<\/em>\u00a0such a mandate, only to walk back her comments later the same day and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/biden-administration-weighing-federal-mandate-covid-19-vaccine-cdc-director-2021-07-30\/?taid=610492887797f60001544636&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clarify<\/a>\u201d that she was speaking about mandates by private companies and some government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Noem\u2019s pre-emptive vow to defy mandatory vaccinations has earned her both praise and criticism online. Opponents of the administration\u2019s vaccine policy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SinCityDan\/status\/1429915170894229504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lauded<\/a>\u00a0her for<em>\u00a0\u201cfighting for freedom,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0some even saying they were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackFarren13\/status\/1429915909552893954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contemplating<\/a>\u00a0a move from California to South Dakota. Vaccination advocates, however,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalkerBurn1\/status\/1429918337383817216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blasted<\/a>\u00a0the governor for letting constituents\u00a0<em>\u201cdie\u201d<\/em>\u00a0for her\u00a0<em>\u201cpolitical ambitions,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and urged her to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kikirusty\/status\/1429935290718826496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">encourage<\/a>\u00a0immunizations instead.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has waged a war of words with Republican governors, such as Florida\u2019s Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott in Texas, who have been at odds with the Democratic administration\u2019s Covid-19 policy, banning businesses and schools from requiring masks.<\/p>\n<p>Biden argued that requiring masks is\u00a0<em>\u201cdoing the right thing,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0saying it was in the governor\u2019s\u00a0<em>\u201cpower\u201d<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0<em>\u201csave lives.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say to these governors: Please help, but if you aren&#8217;t going to help at least get out of the way,\u201d he said on August 3.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argue that masks and vaccines should be left up to personal choice, noting that nobody is prohibited from wearing face coverings or scheduling vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>There has been a steady increase in new cases in South Dakota over the past several weeks, but no deaths were reported since last weekend. And despite the recent surge, South Dakota still remains below the US national average in cases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1429262144110055430&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F532873-biden-vaccine-mandate-noem%2F&amp;sessionId=276914916afd9190ada4872ea9934be0eeb8195b&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1429262144110055430\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>About 70% of the state\u2019s adult population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, including 61% that have been fully inoculated. Overall, some 48% of the state\u2019s total population has been vaccinated fully.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/532873-biden-vaccine-mandate-noem\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/532873-biden-vaccine-mandate-noem\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem vows to \u2018take every action available\u2019 to stop Biden from \u2018illegally\u2019 mandating vaccines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80401\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}