Twenty-seven Republican governors or attorneys general have vowed to fight the latest executive order issued by President Joe Biden mandating that over 80 million private employees receive COVID vaccinations or undergo weekly testing, or their employer will be fined.

The governors who've expressed opposition include those from Arizona, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Republican attorneys general from states with Democratic governors who also vowed to fight include Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Louisiana AG Jeff Landry.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with whom Biden has sparred over mask mandates and vaccine passports, said Florida would fight back:

"When you have a president like Biden issuing unconstitutional edicts against the American people, we have a responsibility to stand up for the Constitution and to fight back, and we are doing that in the state of Florida," he said. "This is a president who has acknowledged in the past he does not have the authority to force this on anybody, and this order would result potentially in millions of Americans losing their jobs."

Texas, which is already embroiled in several lawsuits with the Biden administration, vowed to sue. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said after hearing Biden's announcement that

"Texas is already working to halt this power grab" and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Texas would be suing the Biden administration "very soon."

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said,

"OSHA cannot dictate personal health care decisions for Missourians. Missouri is not under an OSHA state plan, and Parson will not allow state employees to be used to enforce this unconstitutional action."

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster vowed to fight Biden, saying,

"The American Dream has turned into a nightmare under President Biden and the radical Democrats. They have declared war against capitalism, thumbed their noses at the Constitution, and empowered our enemies abroad. Rest assured, we will fight them to the gates of hell to protect the liberty and livelihood of every South Carolinian."

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said,

"Governors don't report to Joe Biden. Governors don't report to the federal government, the states created the federal government, and Joe Biden has stepped out of his reach. These mandates are outrageous. They will never stand up in court. We must and will push back."

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita indicated he was working with a group of AGs to file a lawsuit.

"My team and I, along with other like-minded attorneys general, are reviewing all legal action on how to stand against these authoritarian actions by the Biden administration."

In response to Republican pushback, White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond, a former Democratic congressman from Louisiana, told CNN the White House expected the opposition.

"... those governors that stand in the way, I think, it was very clear from the president's tone today that he will run over them. And it is important. It's not for political purposes. It's to save the lives of American people. And so, we won't let one or two individuals stand in the way. We will always err on the side of protecting the American people."

And...Biden will attempt to implement the employer vaccine mandate and punishments through an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Think of this as a temporary measure that allows the agency to bypass normal rulemaking and regulatory procedures. The ETS is governed by 29 USC 655, which states:

Look closely at part (A), which requires the Secretary of Labor to determine that

"employees are exposed to grave danger from exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or from new hazards."

How has OSHA determined ALL large employers are exposing their employees to "grave danger"?

Here's the answer: they haven't. And they don't think they have to. In using the ETS - which are temporary - the Biden Administration is bypassing statutory and caselaw requirements that govern permanent health and safety standards.

Think of that for a moment: that they wish to use temporary regulations to mandate permanent vaccines.

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Christopher Miller, the former acting Secretary of Defense, said Milley should resign "immediately." In a statement to Fox News, Miller said:

"the armed forces since the beginning have operated under the inviolable principle of civilian control of the military."

Kash Patel, the former chief of staff for the Defense Department, said Milley violated laws governing the chairman's ability to exercise "any operational authority." Patel told Fox News:

"Congress put this in the statute because the U.S. military is to be led by a civilian, the commander-in-chief. Furthermore, by law, the national command authority goes from the president to the secretary of Defense to include anything relating troop deployments, operations in theaters of war, and nuclear command.

"Calling a foreign counterpart and discussing operational capabilities against that enemy is literally treasonous. The White House, nor the Office of the Secretary of Defense authorized the chairman to conduct any calls with Chinese officials regarding operations."

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said in a tweet that the "deep state is real. General Milley needs to be court-martialed for sedition."

Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) said nobody elected Milley.

"He can't pretend otherwise. We need an investigation NOW & if true, his resignation & court-martial. While we're on the topic of 'unrest,' Biden & Milley are directly responsible for 13 dead servicemembers & letting Afghanistan fall into chaos."

Reacting to the statement from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Donald Trump Jr. said:

"That isn't even remotely close to a denial from Milley ... it's basically a full throttle defense of his potentially treasonous actions. He needs to be removed."

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