Governor Lee,

As I am sure you are aware there are many companies across the country that have decided to mandate the COVID-19 vaccines to their thousands of employees. These employees are the hardworking taxpayers that have worked this whole pandemic nonstop.

Many Tennesseans (and Americans) are about to have their paychecks used against them to make a medical decision that goes against their beliefs. Workers are left to choose between taking a vaccine authorized for emergency use (recently FDA approved) or risk losing their job, this goes against “liberty and justice for all”. If we do not protect the individual’s right to choose what goes in their body, we no longer live in a free society.

You (and the TN House) have passed a bill banning state and local governments from mandating the vaccine and now the rest of us need your help. Some other states in the country have taken action on these issues.  As of right now, residents of Montana are not required to be vaccinated.

After talking with  many of my colleagues across the country, I have come to the conclusion this is an issue that requires the immediate attention of our State Government. The quickest and most effective way to protect these workers is an executive order prohibiting these mandates.

I respectfully request you draft an executive order to deal with this issue. If you deem this to be an issue the legislature needs to take care of, we respectfully request you call the legislature into special session to end this tyranny and help us secure and protect our most basic human rights and civil liberties.