Florida GOP Kills Measure To Protect Vaccinated Workers From Retaliation

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In one of the more bizarre developments in the heated political wars over COVID-19, Republicans in the Florida Senate have defeated a measure that would have stopped schools from banning vaccinated teachers.

The measure was introduced by Democratic State Sen. Jason Pizzo earlier this week to protect teachers and other workers from being barred or fired by employers because they’ve been inoculated against the deadly pandemic. He was spurred to act after a private Miami school put vaccinated teachers on notice that their jobs were at risk.

Pizzo’s proposal was an amendment to a bill just passed by the Florida legislature Thursday that would prohibit businesses, schools and government entities in the state from asking anyone to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

In other words, in Florida, vaccinated workers can be barred from their jobs, while the unvaccinated can’t be. “In Florida, you can get fired for protecting your health,” said a crestfallen Pizzo following the vote.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/jason-pizzo-miami-covid-vaccination-002246504.html

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[pandr32]

1. This shit needs to end

Maybe there is a way to hold people liable or bring criminal charges against those responsible for worsening this pandemic and the deaths and suffering of so many.

[TheBlackAdder]

26. Florida wants more vaccines shipped to their state, yet make taking the vaccine a stigma/liability.

.

Fuck them.

They get their normal appropriations, like every other state until they show signs of deserving more.

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[pandr32]

28. Agreed

[tanyev]

2. Next up: Florida GOP to investigate people who only leave pennies and never take any.

[Claire Oh Nette]

3. Public Health Threat

That private school said vaccinated teachers were endangering students because they could shed live virus. There is no live virus in mRNA vaccines.

Science is a thing. Making laws counter to science should render them null and void from the get go.

Pushback is happening, slowly.

[Crunchy Frog]

6. I thought they were just saying that vaccinated people were emitting *something*

Some sort of mysterious essence that was effecting girls and women's reproductive systems. Sounded like they had some weird new-agey ideas.

I'm guessing that being a Floriduh lawmaker means never having to admit that science exists. At least until the state goes under the ocean.

[rickyhall]

14. How can a "school" be anti-science and still call themselves a school.

It's like Driver's Ed teachers saying "don't use seat belts".

But, then again, it's Florida.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. There's a reason I've never taken my kids to Disneyworld, and never will.

The place just keeps getting crazier.

[Girard442]

5. Pretty much decided to never set foot in FL ever again.

Seems like wanting to live offends them somehow.

[catrose]

7. Me too. I used to love it.

[Firestorm49]

8. This kind of crap makes my blood boil.

[edhopper]

9. And yet

the Bobos who suffer because of them will keep voting for them.

[smirkymonkey]

10. This is such bullshit!

WTF is wrong with this country? Or at least certain parts of it. It's complete insanity. I don't think any other country in the world is as fucked up as we are when it comes to things like this. It's just so illogical.

[world wide wally]

11. TOTAL insanity is rampant in Floriduh

[ZonkerHarris]

12. Sorry Florida but y'all are a special kind of stupid.

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. The Centner Academy is maybe 1/2 step this side of a cult.

But qpublicans are just fine with cults, being in one themselves.

[ancianita]

15. That's it. Build a wall. Only vaccinated Floridians can escape to the U.S. through that wall.

[Turbineguy]

16. Gotta keep the epidemic going!

A healthy and educated populace is the greatest danger to the republican party.

[Jose Garcia]

17. Who the heck would want to work at such a place?

[paleotn]

18. Welcome to The Republic of Repuke.

Yes, boys and girls, they really are THAT fucked up.

[lindysalsagal]

19. Can we just sell floridum to Cuba, already?

[Rebl2]

24. I would

be ok with that

[turbinetree]

20. I swear Florida is misspelled it should say Welcome to the Fascist State

[Dreampuff]

21. Sad, isn't it?

They have had this on our local news several times and all you can do is shake your head. We aren't all crazy here, but what was put in Tallahassee seems to show it is a minority of sane people.

Something that seemed even odder on the news was the fact that some of their programs are medical programs. It's scary to think they are educating those who will be in the medical profession. I personally know of many who work at our local hospital who refused to get the shots.

[ThatJustHappened]

22. Amend the Civil Rights Act

yet again

gotta always keep up
with the fuckin fascists

[Ilsa]

23. Educators this stupid should be put out of business.

Close that private school. They're too stupid to be teaching.

[barbtries]

25. that is literally insane.

we're going down a dark road. i feel like we're headed to, I don't know, the 16th century maybe?

[ShazzieB]

27. Bugs had the right idea.

[lpbk2713]

29. Floddah is bass ackwards.

As usual.