Former Trump-era Surgeon General Jerome Adams is not happy that a federal judge overturned the travel mask mandate and he’s using “Schoolhouse Rock” to explain why she made the wrong decision.
The health expert who once told us to turn T-shirts into masks, tweeted:
“Remind me – which schoolhouse rock explains to kids how a single unelected judge has the power to endanger their lives in public settings? I’m just a judge- I’m just a judge, and I’m hurting you cuz I’ve got a grudge…”
Remind me – which schoolhouse rock explains to kids how a single unelected judge has the power to endanger their lives in public settings?
I’m just a judge- I’m just a judge, and I’m hurting you cuz I’ve got a grudge… pic.twitter.com/7yxJKzf2to
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) April 19, 2022
LOL. Someone needs a civics lesson. The episode he’s referring to is the one that explains why the U.S. has, you know, laws, and not a citizenry ruled by an unelected federal agency:
But an unelected federal agency should have the power to vastly restrict Americans' liberties without any direction from Congress? https://t.co/OoO4OfkEar
— Robby Soave (@robbysoave) April 20, 2022
Yeah, where’s this episode?
It's after the episode where they explain how the president can unilaterally impose federal mandates on private industry. https://t.co/4kv4pHTike
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) April 20, 2022
It’s also “insulting” and “juvenile” of him to suggest “judge simply acted on a grudge because he or she reached a different conclusion”:
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suggesting a judge simply acted on a grudge because he or she reached a different conclusion is insulting and frankly juvenilehttps://t.co/ghFWnZMSST
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) April 20, 2022
Keep in mind, this is the same Jerome Adams that wants us to believe the science changed since this now-deleted photo of him maskless on a plane at the beginning of the pandemic.
“I’m not worried about #COVID19 – I’m worried about #flu, and the guy reclining all the way back into me before takeoff”:
https://t.co/vNyFocKNfA pic.twitter.com/Z9WrJwUHAM
— Guy Bentley (@gbentley1) April 20, 2022
He later doubled down on his take. .
To those who miss the broader point and are explaining to me the nuances of the 3 govt branches (🙄)- if you don’t believe health officials have authority based on our laws, where does it stop? Food sanitation? Swimming pool safety? No more measles vaccines in schools?
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) April 19, 2022
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we…have laws about swimming pool safety.https://t.co/mnWWZSOkFQ https://t.co/uITfNWfzLJ
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) April 20, 2022
. . .but we have laws about all these things. Swimming pools, for example:
we…have laws about swimming pool safety.https://t.co/mnWWZSOkFQ https://t.co/uITfNWfzLJ
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) April 20, 2022
Yeah, sorry. This isn’t how it works:
The argument is not if the judge could do it- the argument is whether or not the judge should’ve done it,
after taking into account all the variables and implications of the decision. Judges use such discretion all the time. People (and our economy) likely will be harmed.— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) April 19, 2022
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