{"id":852333,"date":"2021-10-06T10:58:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=852333"},"modified":"2021-10-06T10:58:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:58:40","slug":"second-in-command-bans-vaccine-mandates-for-schools-while-governor-leaves-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-in-command-bans-vaccine-mandates-for-schools-while-governor-leaves-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Second-In-Command Bans Vaccine Mandates For Schools While Governor Leaves Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-in-command-bans-vaccine-mandates-for-schools-while-governor-leaves-idaho%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=852333&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued an executive order Tuesday extending the ban on vaccine mandates while Republican Gov. Brad Little was out of town, prompting Little to clarify he would reverse McGeachin\u2019s order upon return.<\/p>\n<p>Little signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.idaho.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2021\/04\/eo-2021-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">order<\/a> in April banning vaccine passports, ordering that no government entity could ask for proof of vaccination in order for citizens to use facilities or receive public services.<\/p>\n<p>McGeachin then announced Tuesday she \u201cfixed\u201d the original order to include K-12 schools and universities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, as Acting Governor, I fixed Gov. Little\u2019s Executive Order on \u2018vaccine passports\u2019 to make sure that K-12 schools and universities cannot require vaccinations OR require mandatory testing. I will continue to fight for your individual liberty!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.355685131195\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, as Acting Governor, I fixed Gov. Little\u2019s Executive Order on \u201cvaccine passports\u201d to make sure that K-12 schools and universities cannot require vaccinations OR require mandatory testing. I will continue to fight for your individual Liberty! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/idpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#idpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jz87jfZaWc\">pic.twitter.com\/Jz87jfZaWc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Janice McGeachin (@JaniceMcGeachin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaniceMcGeachin\/status\/1445504821662937094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Little responded almost immediately, saying he would be \u201crescinding and reversing any actions\u201d taken by McGeachin upon his return from the southern border.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.75\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I will be rescinding and reversing any actions taken by the Lt. Governor when I return. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iBuQqX1R5i\">pic.twitter.com\/iBuQqX1R5i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad Little (@GovernorLittle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorLittle\/status\/1445506992014073857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Little alleged McGeachin also tried to activate and send the Idaho National Guard to the southern border to address the growing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttempting to deploy our National Guard for political grandstanding is an affront to the Idaho constitution and insults the men and women who have dedicated their life to serving our state and the country,\u201d Little said.<\/p>\n<p>In Idaho, the governor and lieutenant governor are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2015\/rpt\/2015-R-0021.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elected separately<\/a>. Both McGeachin and Little are running for governor in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time McGeachin has tried to issue executive orders while Little is out of town. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/13\/hundreds-anti-biden-protesters-idaho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Hundreds Of Anti-Biden Protesters Gather As President Visits Idaho)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McGeachin took it upon herself in May to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/28\/idaho-lieutenant-governor-janice-mcgeachin-bans-mask-mandate-governor-brad-little-unaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ban mask mandates<\/a> while Little was unaware and out of state. McGeachin issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaniceMcGeachin\/status\/1397950940330614790?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">executive order<\/a> banning state and local governments, including public schools, from implementing a mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Little was unaware of McGeachin\u2019s plans to do so, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/27\/politics\/idaho-lieutenant-governor-mask-mandate-ban\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a> reported at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The two also clashed during the beginning of the pandemic after Little issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.idaho.gov\/pressrelease\/governor-little-issues-statewide-stay-home-order-signs-extreme-emergency-declaration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stay-at-home order<\/a> in March of 2020 that expired in April. Little then reopened the state in a four-stage process.<\/p>\n<p>McGeachin wrote in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahostatesman.com\/opinion\/readers-opinion\/article242714861.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">op-ed<\/a>, however, that she lost \u201csleep at night because the heavy hand of our government is hurting so many Idahoans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued an executive order Tuesday extending the ban on vaccine mandates while Republican Gov. 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