Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an administrative order, laying out the steps Alaska’s state government will take to protect its constitution and rights of Alaskans from federal overreach.
Administrative Order No. 325 orders the Attorney General to review any federal vaccine mandates issued by the Biden Administration and determine whether there are legal grounds to challenge such mandates in court, saying that no state agency shall participate in, or use state funds or personnel, to further a federal vaccine mandate for employers. The order also says that the AG will review and oppose efforts by the federal government to monitor and negatively affect the ability of Alaskan parents to exercise their constitutional rights by participating in school board meetings.
Order No. 325 says that no state agency shall participate in with a federal agency, or spend state funds to participate in, or further action by a federal agency that infringes on the constitutional rights of Alaskans. Nor may a state agency take actions that would unconstitutionally chill free speech or infringe upon other constitutional rights exercised by citizens against or in support of local school district policies.
Lastly, if a federal agency proposes action to a state agency that would require a state agency to act in a manner that may violate the Alaska or U.S. Constitution, the agency’s commissioner shall immediately inform the Alaska Attorney General and seek legal advice for how to proceed.
According to the Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the Biden Administration introduced a plan that would force banks and financial institutions to provide the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with personal information from private bank accounts when cumulative financial transactions of $600 or more occur in a year. It also says that the Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to use law enforcement and resources to monitor, and potentially prosecute parents for protesting issues at local school board meetings. President Biden is also directing the Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) to implement regulations requiring that private employer, and certain public employers, with over 100 employees mandate their employees to be fully vaccinated or to submit to regular COVID-19 testing.
Dunleavy previously addressed vaccine mandates saying:
“Again, I am not supportive of vaccine mandates. I think they are wrong and, again, if we see a vaccine mandate come down from the federal government, we are prepared to file suit to stop that.”
Read the full Administrative Order here.
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