There are some governors that you hear about all the time. There are the bad ones like Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, and Andrew Cuomo (until he was removed from office).
But there are also good ones you hear about like Ron DeSantis and Kristi Noem. But there is another pretty good one that only makes the news sometimes and that’s Alabama Governor Kay Ivey.
Once again, she is taking a stand at defending freedom for Alabamians.
Let me start this by saying that Gov. Ivey is not against vaccinations. This whole time, she has been pushing for them and encouraging people to get them. She was also one of the people who decided to end lockdowns before everyone else did, even though it was a little later than others.
On top of that, she also put an end to the additional unemployment benefits because it was harmful to businesses in Alabama.
So I think it’s safe to say that she cares about safety while preserving freedom as much as possible. That’s exactly what we’re seeing out of her again as she is taking action to prevent people from being fired from their places of employment over the tyrannical mandates Biden enacted.
Ivey issued an executive order directing state agencies to work with the Alabama attorney general’s office on legal challenges to Biden’s federal mandates. The governor also exempted state agencies from state laws that would require an agency work with the government on mandating an individual be vaccinated or an employer require his employees be vaccinated.
Ivey’s order stops short of directing state agencies to resist the mandates altogether, however. The agencies are still required to enforce the mandates in line with federal law, but each agency must “take all practical steps to notify the affected business or individual that the State of Alabama does not approve, condone, or otherwise endorse the imposition of such a penalty.”
“The federal government’s outrageous overreach has simply given us no other option, but to begin taking action, which is why I am issuing this executive order to fight these egregious covid-19 vaccine mandates,” Ivey said in a statement. “Alabamians – and Americans alike – should and must have the choice to roll up their sleeves to get this shot and certainly not forced by government. While President Biden laughs at the idea of protecting your freedoms, I will continue fighting for Alabama businesses and their employees.”
Following the executive order, the Alabama Attorney General followed suit saying,
“Alabama-based employers should liberally construe – in favor of the employee – any exemption sought by an employee for medical or religious exemptions with regards to vaccine mandates. My office is preparing its lawsuit to challenge the federal government’s federal-contractor vaccination mandate and will seek an immediate injunction.”
Alabama is a pretty good state to be in as far as freedom goes.