You can and should protest the OSHA mandate about workplace vaccines

American Thinker:
By Sally Zelikovsky

With virtually every aspect of life under assault from progressives, Republican successes on Election Day were a much-needed shot in the arm. Let’s capitalize on that energy. Instead of sitting idly by waiting for lawsuits to make vaccine mandates go away, OSHA just handed us an opportunity to drive a stake through those very mandates.

On November 5, OSHA published its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS (Emergency Temporary Standard) in the Federal Register. It goes into effect immediately and companies with 100+ employees have 30 days to comply, plus 60 days for certain testing requirements.

However, because this ETS also functions as a proposed rule for a permanent standard, the public has 30 days to comment. Most of us have never commented on a proposed rulemaking for any agency, let alone OSHA. But if standing up to vaccine mandates is something you feel strongly about—and you should—this is another avenue of attack we should exploit in the vaccine wars.

Administrative agencies are creatures of the executive branch. They make copious rules and regulations that govern our lives but are not directly accountable to the people through elections. Requirements for public comment under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) are a way to make fully unaccountable administrative agencies somewhat accountable to the people.

Since every American is affected by these vaccine mandates, we all have a right to comment, which is why I am asking every American Thinker reader to take some time in the next week or two to submit a comment to OSHA “on any aspect of the ETS” and “on any topics related to this rulemaking.” And then ask your like-minded friends to do the same. more