President Biden's vaccine mandate is being challenged by the state of Georgia. | File photo
President Biden's vaccine mandate is being challenged by the state of Georgia. | File photo
Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Christopher Carr have added Georgia to a lawsuit over the Biden administration's mandate that federal contractors be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Georgia's lawsuit is backed by Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia, according to WSAV.com.
The planned vaccine mandate will impact up to 100 million people, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Kemp previously said in a tweet regarding the Biden vaccination requirements that "I will pursue every legal option available to the state of Georgia to stop this blatantly unlawful overreach by the Biden administration."
Biden responded to the lawsuit during an Oct. 29 school visit.
"Have at it," he said, according to CBS News. "This isn't a game."
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's sources for the planned lawsuit are two anonymous individuals with direct knowledge of the legal proceedings.
Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton and former U.S. Attorney Charlie Peeler were hired by the state of Georgia to represent the state in the lawsuit. The planned regulations would mandate that businesses with greater than 100 workers require that their employees be vaccinated or be tested frequently for the coronavirus.
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Georgia Democrats have dismissed the lawsuit, WSAV.com reported.
“The vast majority of Americans support President Biden’s actions to protect our communities’ health against the spread of coronavirus, and Georgia’s recent rise in vaccinations prove that it is working,” said Rhyna Lake, spokeswoman for the Democratic Party of Georgia, according to WSAV.
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