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By John Kanelis<\/strong> \/ johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

If you thought that the Republican Party is the “pro-business” political organization, you might want to rethink that now-quaint notion.<\/p>\n

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican (of course), has signed a bill into law that punishes business for demanding that customers prove they have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the one that has killed nearly 600,000 Americans.<\/p>\n

It seems that Abbott believes people have no need to prove to anyone they have been vaccinated against a highly communicable, infectious and still potentially fatal disease.<\/p>\n

Sure thing, guv.<\/p>\n

He can count me as one Texas resident has no problem providing proof to anyone that I have been vaccinated. Indeed, my wife and I got our shots relatively early and have been adhering to the mandates sought by federal medical authorities: masks, social distancing, frequent hand-washing, and so on.<\/p>\n

The Texas Tribune reports: \u201cTexas is open 100%, and we want to make sure you have the freedom to go where you want without limits,\u201d Abbott said before signing the law, in a\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0he posted Monday on Twitter. \u201cVaccine passports are now prohibited in the Lone Star State.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Sigh …<\/p>\n

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill to restrict “vaccine passports” | The Texas Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n

I am puzzled by the notion that a political party that used to tout its love for private business and sought to grant business owners relative autonomy from government interference is now endorsing this heavy-handed approach to preventing them from protecting their employees and those they serve.<\/p>\n\n

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