Of Freedom, Country and Vaccination

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The majority opinion, written by Justice John Marshall Harlan, asserted that “the liberty secured by the Constitution does not import an absolute right in each person to be at all times, and in all circumstances, wholly freed from restraint.” Quite the contrary. The Constitution rests upon “the fundamental principle of the social compact…that all shall be governed by certain laws for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people, and not for the profit, honor or private interests of any one man, family or class of men.”

we are not inclined to [uphold] the absolute rule that an adult must be vaccinated if it can be shown with reasonable certainty that [it] will seriously impair his health.” And he warned that vaccine mandates must not be implemented in “an arbitrary, unreasonable manner.” Only a public health emergency, as defined by the state legislature in consultation with medical experts, appeared to justify their use.

As of now this is still the go-to-authority when it comes to the vaccine mandates. Not up to me to decide if the the current pandemic justifies a mandate but based on this verdict they can be an option.

If this were an actual vaccine. They changed the definition of what a vaccine was to what this covid 19 vaccine is now. So they (vaccines) no longer have to stop anything--they've basically mandated a flu shot and might try to use SC precedent to back it up. That's why it's dangerous.