Editor’s Note: This is an opinion column
By Paul Demarco
This week the Alabama Legislature is set to focus on the main agenda of the special session – reapportionment of Congressional, Legislative, and state school board seats.
There is always a conflict about how the seats are drawn, and that will take up a lot of debate this week as lawmakers determine the final boundaries for the district lines.
However, half a dozen bills have been filed regarding challenging President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates.
Even after Governor Kay Ivey issued an executive order addressing mandates and the Attorney General filed a lawsuit over the mandates, state representatives and senators want to take their shot at the issue.
The question is, will there actually be a bill passed and signed into law prohibiting vaccine mandates by the Alabama Legislature during or after this special session.
Many Alabamians want their state legislators to push back now against any federal overreach by the Biden Administration.
Ultimately, the US Supreme Court will make the final decision as to the extent of Biden’s authority to impose these federal mandates.
In the meantime, you will see Alabama leaders work to do their part to fight these mandates.
Paul DeMarco is a former member of the Alabama House of Representatives.