Last week I wrote on how the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been proven wrong on so many different issues related to COVID-19 that they are now trying to reset the agency. Another major government institution which has turned a blind eye to the facts related to COVID-19 is the United States military. The U.S. military continues to require enlisted men and women to get vaccinated even though the vaccines have been shown to be ineffective and can even harm some individuals.

In order to show the ineffectiveness of the vaccines, consider what has been happening around the world this year. Australia has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world at 87 percent of the population, but it is currently experiencing a deathrate four times higher than last year. Similar spikes in deathrates are occurring all around the world. This year Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore and South Korea are all experiencing deathrates near or higher than what they were during the days of the pandemic despite the fact these countries all represent some of the most highly vaccinated countries in the world.

Last year the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, mandated that all service members, including members of the National Guard, get vaccinated against COVID-19. Referencing the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the Pentagon Press Secretary, John F. Kirby, stated on December 21, 2021 in an article posted on U.S. Department of Defense’s website about the mandate that “It is a lawful order” and “Those who persist in failing to obey a lawful order face discharge.” Since this time the military has been harassing our military personnel and bullying them into submitting to a COVID-19 vaccination.

Unfortunately, the Pentagon Press Secretary did not tell the whole story on the Defense Department’s website. Back in 1998 Congress passed a law prohibiting the use of experimental drugs on military personnel without their consent or without a waiver by the president to override the consent requirement. After members of the military filed a class action lawsuit against the anthrax vaccination, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the United States District Court in Washington ordered an injunction against the anthrax vaccination, saying, “The United States cannot demand that members of the armed forces also serve as guinea pigs for experimental drugs.” So, just like the anthrax vaccine, it is wrong for the military to experiment with COVID-19 vaccinations on our men and women in uniform until we know what the long-term effects of these drugs really are.

Instead of heeding the words of Judge Sullivan, the Department of Defense has decided to dig in their heels and fight this one out to the bitter end, but their strategy may not be working. In May of this year Army Lt. Mark Bashaw faced a court martial for refusing to get vaccinated. Although he was convicted, the jury of his peers gave him no penalties whatsoever. He walked out of courtroom as a free man. Bashaw demonstrated to the thousands of military personnel who do not want to get vaccinated how to beat the system. Bashaw is not only an exemplary Army officer who prevailed over the system, but he now stands to get promoted to the rank of Captain.

The National Guard is supposed to be under the jurisdiction of the State of Nebraska. For instance, Article XIV of the Nebraska State Constitution states in full that “The Legislature may provide for the personnel, organization, and discipline of the militia of the state.” Notice that it says nothing about the federal government. However, every member of the National Guard is also required to hold dual membership in the U.S. Army or the U.S. Air Force. For this reason, federal regulations always apply to members of the National Guard.

So, on July 26, 2022 41 members of Congress sent a signed letter to the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, asking him to reconsider the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 mandate for those serving in the National Guard. They especially asked him to reconsider the role that natural immunity plays in protecting our servicemembers. Unfortunately, none of our three U.S. Congressmen nor either of our two U.S. Senators from Nebraska ever bothered to sign that letter.