It seems our republican politicians have forgotten what it means to be American and self reliant. These politicians, like Abbarno, Braun, Walsh, and others, love to tell you all that something in our constitution guarantees the vaccine incredulous a government job.

Show us those Constitutional articles, Republicans. We will read it ourselves. Abbarno is a lawyer. He knows perfectly well nothing in our constitution guarantees anyone a government job. Abbarno is lying to our faces when he makes this claim, and he knows it.

The public decides the conditions of employment for our public servants. One of those conditions is to be vaccinated. But here, we have our local Republicans looking cute, frothing at the mouth about "unconstitutional" vaccine mandates.

Where are you talking heads when the actual guardians of our Constitution, the men and women of our military, join up and get processed through training? Roll up those sleeves, because every one of those servicemen and women will be ordered to take the vaccines. Ordered. With real legal consequence to disobeying. As it has been for decades. They don't get to simply quit and go home. You Republicans don't mind that though, do you?

The news today is some 74 sworn Washington State Patrol (WSP) officers quit instead of protecting the public they swore to protect. The above mentioned politicians think those 74 are somehow champions of our constitution now. There's a name for how they really behaved. That name is "entitled". These people (and some others in public service) actually think the State somehow owes them their jobs, as if there aren't thousands and thousands of others who will gladly do them. Others who understand what public service is. You self-appointed constitutional "heroes" don't get it, do you?

What do you need done, WSP? Do you need someone to stand a watch? When and where? You know how to find me.

Myname Here, SMSgt, USAF (ret)

A post script for the comments that will follow: We all know what happens when anti-vaccine science deniers catch this thing, don't we? You show up at our hospitals, gasping for breath, looking for some of that science to solve your problem. Where's the courage of your convictions to ride it out at home when the chips are down? There's a phrase to describe that, too: Full of something. Rhymes with "spit". Full of spit? No. Full of slit? No. Full of something. Happy to live with your decision, but not die from it. That should tell you your decision is faulty.

Another post script to address the $12.4M WSP reports it will cost to replace those who abandoned their posts: WSP, get a grip on your officer misconduct, and you can use those millions that you are spending settling lawsuits to hire replacements instead. You get vaccinated recruits, citizens get to enjoy the constitutional rights your officers take from us, as well as enjoying not footing the bill for your officer misconduct. Everyone's a winner!