MSNBC's Pleasure Reid launched a scathing assault on the Supreme Court docket justices who voted to dam considered one of President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates.
Reid accused the conservative judges of caring extra about "right-wing politics" than conserving folks alive after they voted down the Occupational Security and Well being Administration's (OSHA) mandate requiring companies with 100 or extra staff to make sure all workers are vaccinated in opposition to COVID or have weekly exams.
The Supreme Court docket voted 6-3 in opposition to the mandate on Thursday, which was on account of start on Friday. The six judges who voted in opposition to the proposed plans have been Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas.
Talking about Thursday's choice on her present that night, Reid stated that Biden's administration had said the mandate would lead to 22 million folks getting vaccinated and forestall 250,000 COVID hospitalizations.
Reid then requested considered one of her company, former Performing Solicitor Basic of america Neal Katyal, whether or not the six judges who voted in opposition to the mandate have proven they're "extra in favor of right-wing politics" proven by folks reminiscent of Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis than they're "in favor of saving lives."
She stated: "They do not actually care if this causes much less folks to die, clearly."
In response, Katyal described the choice "as a darkish day for the court docket and for the nation."
"It is such a grave menace to public security. And the concept that the Supreme Court docket is accountable for it. It is actually arduous to think about," Katyal stated. "The court docket had a authorized fiction to get round it, they stated it isn't an 'occupational hazard,' since you might get COVID at work or you would get it in school or a baseball recreation.
"Properly, by that logic, then OSHA should not regulate fireplace prevention plans since you might overlook to show off the oven or your youngsters might be taking part in with matches. I imply, it's ludicrous."
Reid additionally stated the Supreme Court docket judges who voted in opposition to the mandates are extra suited to host right-wing media reveals than deciding on the legal guidelines of the nation.
"It's arduous to think about them as something apart from right-wing ideologues, they need to all simply have right-wing speak radio reveals," Reid stated.
"They don't seem to be justices within the nice custom of Supreme Court docket justices, they're simply politicians. I see nothing about what they're doing that I can probably respect. It is unhappy what was occurring on this nation."
The Supreme Court docket has been contacted for remark.
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