That didn’t take long. Yesterday, President Biden slipped that he has asked DOJ for an opinion about the validity of a national vaccine mandate. Today, the White House walked that statement back:
The White House is not presently considering a national requirement for the COVID-19 vaccine, principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday.
“A national vaccine requirement is not under consideration at this time. That’s where we are with that,” Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing.
Uh huh. Tell it to OLC.
I’ve started working on a longer piece about the statutory and constitutional arguments for a vaccine mandate with respect to 42 U.S.C. § 264. Stay tuned.
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