Biden Admin Asks SCOTUS to Enforce Navy Seal Vaccine Mandate

MAR 8 2022·Updated MAR 12 2022

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The Facts

On Monday, the Biden administration filed an emergency application with SCOTUS to allow the Dept. of Defense to enforce its COVID vaccine mandate.
Axios
The request appeals against a ruling made in early Jan. by a federal judge in Texas permiting religious exemptions to the mandate, after 35 SEAL filed a lawsuit.
NBC
The Jan. ruling also prevents commanders from restricting the deployment of SEALS based on their vaccination status.
NBC
Lawyers for the SEALS have until March 14 to respond, after which the court will issue a temporary order on enforcement until the issue is litigated in the lower courts.
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The Spin

Left narrative

The Jan. court order was a complete intrusion into core military affairs and created intolerable risks to safety and mission success. The deployment of a SEAL should be at the discretion of military leaders, and this new emergency application is a step in the right direction to restoring order.

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Right narrative

Forcing a service member to choose between their faith and serving their country is abhorrent. Worse yet, it puts them in a position where they have to forfeit the very freedoms they've fought to protect.