Mind your p’s and q’s in this court

Iam not an anti-vaxxer or an election denier, but after growing up in the Sacramento Valley, I do believe the Earth is flat.

Be that as it may, I was struck by a headline in The Bee over a story by Stephen Hobbs that said “Federal judge pauses enforcement of law targeting doctors who share COVID-19 misinformation.”

Probably a Trump-appointed judge, I figured. But wait, wasn’t Trump the one who appointed a COVID Task Force under Mike Pence, held daily nationally televised COVID press conferences, introduced Dr. Fauci to the world and bragged that Operation Warp Speed would produce an effective vaccine in record time? Why is the MAGA crowd now so dead-set against getting vaccinated, wearing masks and washing their hands?

“A federal judge paused enforcement of a new California law that punishes doctors for spreading false information about COVID19 to their patients,” the story begins.

“In doing so, Senior Judge William Shubb said the measure’s definition of ‘misinformation’ was

‘unconstitutionally vague’ under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.”

And who knew the 14th Amendment even mentions COVID? Maybe we should mix little bits of the Constitution into that syrup they inject into our arms to give us added protection against any and all new variants.

“A group of doctors, along with two organizations, are suing state officials in separate actions in the United States District Court in Sacramento,” the story goes on.

“The law went into effect January 1. It says doctors who share false information about COVID19 treatment options and vaccines, whether they did so deliberately or not, could be disciplined for ‘unprofessional conduct.’ ”