This is a BIG deal so I thought I would post the whole thread. Thank you for posting the original tweet.
#BREAKING: A federal judge in NY has ruled that Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have violated the Constitution by discriminating against religious groups, striking down #COVID lockdown orders that prevented outdoor and indoor religious activities.
In a case brought by Catholics & Orthodox Jews, Judge Gary Sharpe said @MayorNYC and @NYGovCuomo treated mass protests better than religious assemblies, which “sent a clear message that mass protests are deserving of preferential treatment” but religious groups were not.
Citing “simultaneous pro-protest/anti-religious gathering messages,” Judge Sharpe ruled that the orders violate the #FirstAmendment because they don’t apply equally to religious assemblies and secular assemblies.
Judge Sharpe based his ruling on precedents from prior
@BECKET law cases, where other courts had ruled that religious groups should not be targeted for special disfavor by government officials.
The targeting here was particularly obvious since @MayorNYC de Blasio repeatedly singled out Orthodox Jews: “My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed.”
On another occasion, @MayorNYC de Blasio told a reporter “I’m sorry” but that religious worship was “not the same question” as protests—evidence of discrimination against religion and his preference for a specific type of speech and exercise.
Judge Sharpe also noted that NY wants to limit houses of worship to 25% while retail, restaurants, and offices opened at 50% indoor capacity. Religious services were limited to 10-person outdoor services, while outdoor graduation ceremonies were allowed up to 150 people.
This is a big win for religious freedom. Religious groups are not looking for special treatment during the time of pandemic – they are looking for *equal* treatment. That is what Judge Sharpe’s decision today requires Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo to do.
https://twitter.com/Mmontsealvarado/status/1276571187926228993
Joe Biden: I will force Americans to wear masks in public.
Add this one to the list of all the reasons why the American people are gonna force him to watch Trump's second inauguration.https://t.co/aC32rm9GdI— Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) June 26, 2020
Very good.
Thanks for posting it in it’s entirety. Here’s link to news article.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-coronavirus-reopen-plan-church-synagogue.amp
It’s a sad state of affairs when we rejoice because a judge rules that religious groups have the same rights as others. In this country, where one of the main reasons it was founded was religious freedom.
And it’s not “freedom FROM religion” as the commies like to tell us. It’s freedom OF religion.
Conservative judges will make the difference. Thank you MM for ushering 200+ into office more will be needed but they are our only hope to keep the rule of law alive in this nation.
Taking a break inside. Got stringers for steps and the deck board supports in place. Will finish tonight when it’s cooler. I’m inside cool camper with an arromic crockpot full of supper. Made cucumber onion salad from garden to go with. Mmmmmmm. Nap time
Thanks for posting the entire article.