Barr tells prosecutors to watch for pandemic restrictions that violate Constitution

The Hill ^ | 4/27/2020 | John Kruzel

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Attorney General William Barr on Monday directed federal prosecutors to “be on the lookout” for public health measures put in place amid the coronavirus pandemic that might be running afoul of constitutional rights.

In a two-page memorandum to the 93 U.S. attorneys, Barr cautioned that some state and local directives could be infringing on protected religious, speech and economic rights.

“If a state or local ordinance crosses the line from an appropriate exercise of authority to stop the spread of COVID-19 into an overbearing infringement of constitutional and statutory protections, the Department of Justice may have an obligation to address that overreach in federal court,” Barr wrote.

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The full document can be found here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/attorney-general-william-p-barr-s-memo-balancing-public-safety-with-the-preservation-of-civil-rights/749fc86a-f81c-4baf-b002-b68deb3f1ade/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_6

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Let’s try that again:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/attorney-general-william-p-barr-s-memo-balancing-public-safety-with-the-preservation-of-civil-rights/749fc86a-f81c-4baf-b002-b68deb3f1ade/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_6

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“Many policies that would be unthinkable in regular times have become commonplace in recent weeks, and we do not want to unduly interfere with the important efforts of state and local officials to protect the public,” Barr wrote in the memo. “But the Constitution is not suspended in times of crisis. We must therefore be vigilant to ensure its protections are preserved, at the same time that the public is protected.” - Attorney General Barr

[SkyDancer]

Has already happened in cities and towns.

[tcoxaz]

Are you kidding?! It is everywhere. How can he say something like this?

[Vendome]

[DoodleDawg]

For example?

[Fledermaus]

God, Barr is worse than Trey Gowdy and Linda Grahmnesty. All hat, no cattle.

[mass55th]

You don’t have to look very far.

[gibsonguy]

“watch for pandemic restrictions that violate Constitution”

Isn’t that pretty much all of em?
But hey, now that Barr “has written a memo” these rat/rino Governors are going knock it off /s

[Terry L Smith]

It would be a most curious thing, for elected city and state officials who believe they are “ the men of Prince John”, to somehow, in some otherworldly fashion, in clear weather, that their abodes incur “jewish lightning”, don’t you think?

[Shadow44]

Sure Bill, just like you stopped social media censorship.

[backwoods-engineer]

Woo, a strongly-worded letter. That’ll protect our Consteetooshunal rights. Uh huh. Sure.

[lakecumberlandvet]

Even a blind man can see the pandemic restrictions that violate the Constitution. So far all I’ve seen from Barr is talk. A little action on the multitudes of wrongdoing that’s previously occurred and is taking place now would be nice.

[backwoods-engineer]

Without the people resisting with FORCE, government will ALWAYS infringe rights. Too bad we don’t have the equivalent of Jed Eckert & Co.

[Vendome]

We are getting there....

[DoodleDawg]

It would be a most curious thing, for elected city and state officials who believe they are “ the men of Prince John”, to somehow, in some otherworldly fashion, in clear weather, that their abodes incur “jewish lightning”, don’t you think?

I haven't the faintest idea of what you are talking about there.

[Vendome]

Need a Rosetta Stone.

[chief lee runamok]

"God, Barr is worse than Trey Gowdy and Linda Grahmnesty. All hat, no cattle."

      

  You left out rip van sessions. But bill blows a mean bagpipe.

[mewzilla]

For Easter, a federal judge wrote a luminous decision defending religious liberty

Note to the DOJ: And it's not just about religious liberty. Pay special attention to the bit about overbroad and underinclusive.