Posted on 04/18/2020 1:47:51 PM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy said on Fox News that he did not consider the Constitution of the United States when enacting a series of executive orders, now known as “Murphy’s Law” to prevent citizens from leaving their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, it appears that the New Jersey State Police also were not thinking of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution as an officer ticketed vehicles parked in downtown Trenton in protest.
“Today, a non-partisan protest was held in Trenton regarding the lockdown in our state,” said the Central Jersey Libertarians. “It was a peaceful protest and the streets were not gridlocked as seen during other protests in other states. However, officers still wrote summonses to those in their cars. There was at least one arrest. This infringement on the First Amendment will not stand. We offer our support to those fighting this.”
Kim Pagan of Toms River was charged by the New Jersey State Police with violating the emergency orders by organizing a prohibited event today in Trenton in which protesters gathered outside the State House and at other locations in Trenton to demonstrate against the Governor’s Executive Orders.
A woman shouted at the officer as he walked down a line of cars with a ticket book.
Prior to the rally, organizers reminded protesters to be polite, wear face coverings and be courteous, but when police started issuing tickets, Pagan began protesting the action. She was officially charged with violating “Murphy’s Law”.
Hugo Chávezs appearing in Governments everywhere
...violating the emergency orders by organizing a prohibited event...
This fat slob was no better. Christie said “Illegal aliens haven’t broken any laws’’.
Sadly, people in NJ have not regarded the Constitution for many years now.
Murphy knows his state will be bankrupt and unable to pay judgments when these people win civil rights suits.
Note to LE there: The Nuremberg Defense won’t protect you from criminal or civil liability.
And if you think your bosses will, you might want to have a chat with some of your brethren in Chicago on that subject.
Quarantine is when you restrict the movement of sick people; tyranny is when you restrict the movement of healthy people.
Thanks Gramps
The arresting officer should be liable as well.
illegals exempt of course.
New Jersey has been doing an imitation of a police state for many decades.
It’s sad and not a little surprising that LEOs sworn to uphold the law (the supreme law being the U.S. Constitution) have chosen instead to enforce these “executive orders” that have not been debated, voted on or enacted by the people’s representatives. Not all LEOs have taken the path to stand with the governor and against their neighbors for sure ... but the brave ones appear to be few and far between (and I come from a family of many LEOs).
that third reich pic is of a marching band.
the drums are a dead giveaway, but the shoulder insignia were worn only by musicians, and were known as “swallows nest”
that thing in the right center with the pole top is called a “jingling johnny”
FWIW, of course....
Wow...not a good look.
The jackboots are Massachusetts Staties.
As long as we now aspire to be the "renewed Soviet Union", might as well make all the officer's family members and friends liable as well...
Not much difference MA vs NJ although if I had the devil’s choice I would take MA.
Yes, I gathered it was a band..a police band. I think the hat emblems are schutzpolizei.
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