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John Cornyn: “I see nothing in the Constitution that would permit the…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Interview With US Sen. John Cornyn

Published | Video Starts at 05:38

And I would encourage everybody to get a vaccination. But there's another question. It's not about public health. It's about the power and authority of the president under the Constitution. I see nothing in the Constitution that would permit the president to make, to order private employers to mandate the vaccination and to penalize them if they don't do, if they don't follow through. And the question I have is, if the president has that sort of authority under the Constitution, where does that lead? What's the next order or act of the president? (05:38–05:52)

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Asserts that the Constitution does not permit the president to mandate vaccinations for private employers.

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