Just Sayin' ...

Well given that the Florida legislature gave the governor that authority it is not in fact fascism, but actually the executive branch exercising the power given to it by the legislative branch.

Florida chose DeSantis. They chose their Legislature. Like it or hate it, it's how it works.

Yes, and now they have to live (and die) with that choice. That's also how it works.

I'm going to bet money that the overwhelming majority of unvaccinated people who die from COVID in Florida have at least one co-morbidity and/or are over the age of 50.

Why approach the whole population with policy that would be better focused on those at-risk demographics?

Because it saves lives.

I respect the principle, but you are arguing for the free will of a citizen, in a matter that actually concerns solely their own body, to be overridden by the state in the name of protecting their bodily health.

Here's one for you; 10,000 people die every year in vehicular accidents where high speed was a factor. Should we mandate that all automobiles be equipped with a GPS inhibitor that limits the vehicle to the speed limit of whatever road it's on? Do you not care about those 10,000 who die every year because a large portion of that number willingly chose to do something they knew was unsafe?

The answer to both is this; you cannot mandate your way to good decisions in a free society. Give people true facts and solid information. Make the vaccine available. But unless you want to adopt the view that the state has the final say in how someone makes a decision that solely concerns their body you cannot support vaccine mandates.

It doesn't solely concern their body, it also concerns everyone else they come into contact with. Freedoms in this country have always been limited by how much they affect others, ever since the founding of this country.

Ah, once again I hear the invocation of whataboutism. It doesn't do anything to address the original subject and in this case, it's rather a poor comparison since far more people have died of the coronavirus in the last two years than by this statistic you claim, in the last ten years, if we're strictly going by the number you've given.

Also, you are strawmanning. The issue isn't about state mandates, it's about the governor of Florida actively working to prevent local governments from taking measures to try stopping the spread of the coronavirus. People have the right to refuse the vaccine or not wear a mask, but freedom is not a one way street. Schools, businesses and other public and private places have the right to protect themselves and their students, customers or whatever, and act accordingly when they choose not to mask or vaccinate despite the availability of information.

Ha, I'd been under the impression you were advocating for a vaccine mandate in Florida to save lives. Your reply shows that's not the case. My bad on that count.