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that is "usa today." if you go to the front page of the new york times more reaction from some republican governors for what was unveiled. like other republican governors, tate reeves of mississippi reacted angrily to the coronavirus maxing mandate -- vaccine mandate. "this is terrifying, he wrote on friday."

again, that is "new york times." when it comes to the plans, we will ask you for this hour if you think it is the right approach, the wrong approach, perhaps you are not sure. if you get is the right approach, 202-748-8000. if you think it is the wrong approach, 202-748-8001. perhaps you are not sure. 202-748-8002. it was on the sunday shows that vac murphy, the u.s. surgeon general spoke about what the u.s. was ready for these minutes to be put in place.

surgeon general murphy: the announcement the president made included a number of measures will help us address the delta variant. the requirements are one part of it. it also includes measures to increase testing capacity. with the president and all of us have said as public health leaders from the earliest part of this pandemic is we have to use every lover of government, and -- lever of government, and we the private sector have to do everything we can to tackle the virus. the requirements the president announced are an example of that. earlier this summer the president announced a requirement for federal workers, to have tests or a vaccination, not only will federal workers be required to vaccinate with the exemption for health or business reasons. 80 million business workers that have 100 employees or more will

also be required under the osha rules, which is either getting tested regularly or get vaccinated. the data tells us these requirements work to increase vaccinations. number two, a lot of businesses are relieved these are going into place. . host: that is from yesterday we will show you more from the sunday shows on what was said about mandates. we will get your thoughts on if you think it is the wrong approach, the right approach, perhaps you think -- you are not sure. duke in maine starts us off by saying he is not sure about the approach. caller: yes, good morning. i am not sure if this mandate thing is really the thing to do. i understand what biden has in mind, but, really, i have had my shot, in when i headed, i was led to believe that once i had the shot i was good to go, so i

had my two series of shots, and now i find out we can still catch this covid even though we have had the shot, and that from what i am being told, we can be carriers even though we have had the shot. we have been told so many things. i feel like we have been lied to in so many ways. i don't know what to think about that. host: but as far as the latest approach from the president, fundamentally, why are you not sure about it? caller: well, i don't know if these shots are going to be all that effective. i don't know because i'm hearing stories of people that have had their shots who are in the hospital and some people have died because of the shots. this is what i am being told. i don't know what to believe.

it is an awful, confusing mess. it is hard to know who is telling the truth. it is just hard to know. host: make sure, duke, join us later get our 8:45 a.m. segment, dr. georges benjamin joined us to talk about the mandate and i will ask questions like yours. ben in grenada, mississippi, the right approach. i hope i pronounced where you live. go ahead. guest: i think it is a right approach because i don't want to go to work and be around people that don't have their mascot, have not taken the vaccine, because -- mask on, have not taken the vexing, because they will not tell you they have not taken it and i don't want to be around a person that does not wear a mask. i have a suggestion for the ones that think it is not the right approach -- try not to be around

people that wear their masks and have taken the vexing -- vaccine. that is those people's rights not to be subjected to people like you that -- i'm not talking about you -- the persons who don't want to wear the mask, where the ones who do want to wear it, they have a right to be around people that wear them, and have taken the vexing. they don't want to get the variant or covid-19. it is the workplace. host: brian from mississippi says it is the wrong approach. caller: good morning. i think it is the wrong approach because it should not come from a presidential dictate. if congress decides it is a mandate, that is how our

government works. it should come from congress as opposed to a presidential dictate, which is what it is. host: because the mandate falls on federal workers and in one instance on private workers, you think the federal workers argument is there from the president approach or even congress approach? what you think about that? caller: i don't think it matters whether it is federal or state employees. i think the dictate has to come from a were right -- represented of the people, and that is congress, the house on the senate, because that is who we vote into office. those are our representatives, and those folks would determine whether a vexing mandate is oriented. host: why do you think the president doesn't get that privilege as a representative of all people? caller: because i think under the constitution he does not have that power.

it is more representative of congress and the senate making the decision as opposed to a president. if i am wrong, the courts will decide. i think it will get challenged in the courts, and i think that is where it will be determined whether or not he is appropriately making the mandate for vaccines. host: brian, fort wayne indiana, says it is the right approach. that is how you can call us -- right approach, wrong approach, you're not sure -- pick a line that best represents you. you can for the -- post on facebook and twitter. the legal arguments -- it is something addressed by former new jersey governor chris christie, who was on the sunday shows, questioned about the strategy or the with the biden admission was going about this. here is governor christie from yesterday. [video clip] governor christie: there are three things that concern me, and i have been advocating

everyone should get vaccinated, but i think there are shaky ground to appear when you look at the osha statutes, they are on shaky grounds whether they can really force this or not, so it is subject to legal challenge. second, let's river, the politicization of the vaccines started back in the presidential campaign and it was started by vice president harris who said i will not take a vaccine that is approved by trump or trump's regulators. that puts us in a totally different areas -- area. and that politicization is continuing now. third, i think your question to the surgeon general was on point -- this is going to harden opposition. sometimes your leader goes in and uses a sledgehammer. i have been known to do that when i was a governor. sometimes it is appropriate, but this time was not the time to do it. we have to be persuasive. we have to continue to persuade. host: that was governor christie

from yesterday. "the hill" has a look at the legal challenges. some experts believe the president is on strong legal footing, but they expect the new will for businesses that will be spearheaded by the labor department's safety and occupational administration to trigger those lawsuits. tori and facebook posting this morning, "it is excellent, a job is a privilege, and not a right pickle -- right."

caller: i believe that if you are vaccinated, you shouldn't have to worry about other people not vaccinated it if you are the president and you mandate it in someone dies from the maxime, there are going to be lawsuit about that. you understand what i'm meaning? host: you are saying that is why it is the wrong approach? caller: yes, there ends up being lawsuits from the people that get it, they get the shot in they die, there