The Vaccine Mutiny continues

In an effort to remove any doubt or confusion regarding the source of any adverse action against our brave men and women in uniform, should the Department proceed with enforcing these directives, I plan to withhold court-martial convening authority for the Adjutant General and any subordinate commanders in connection with a soldier’s failure to comply with the Department’s vaccine mandates. By taking such action—which the Department has recognized as an example of proper command involvement in military justice matters—I intend to make clear that the Biden Administration will be solely responsible for any consequences brought to bear on a member of the South Carolina National Guard based on their vaccination status. I continue to hope either that the Department will reconsider and rescind its directives or that a court will enjoin the same. In the interim, however, I will not stand idly by or be compelled to implement the Biden Administration’s misguided policies and directives—which defy both law and logic—or play any part in punishing members of the South Carolina National Guard.

From this letter from the governor of South Carolina to the Secretary of Defense