Any Governors want to test that theory?
The Little Rock Nine & 101st Airborne Division
SEPT 2 – 24, 1957, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Posted on 05/22/2020 3:56:00 PM PDT by knighthawk
Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said Friday that President Trump does not have the authority he says he does when it comes to overriding governors who will not allow churches or synagogues to reopen.
However, Napolitano told "The Daily Briefing" that the governors' bans are "ill-advised" and that the president does have one major recourse should a state executive fail to listen to his orders.
"In a word, no," he said of Trump's authority on the matter.
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I would take it a step further and say that governors don't have the authority to interfere with our right to assemble, period.
Where IS AG Barr on all of these shutdowns by tyrannical Govs?
Who the h3ll is Murphy, of PA, to determine that 25 may now gather, rather than just 10? Why not 40? Or, 50???
Listening to these idiotic facists give out their strict edicts is amazing....especially on this Memorial weekend.
I hope PAs (and other blue staters) impose some push back.
Any Governors want to test that theory?
The Little Rock Nine & 101st Airborne Division
SEPT 2 – 24, 1957, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
I seem to recall that the President tasked the Justice Department to look at Governor’s actions, to protect civil liberties from unconstitutional over reach, a couple of weeks ago.
My guess is that this was identified during that process, and the Administration has already gamed out how it will play out, before springing it on the Lefty Governors to react.
In other words, its likely a prepared trap.
They reflexively do the opposite of whatever Trump proposes. Too easy.
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Yes, yes, yes! Gonna be fun to watch.
Does he mean that the POTUS does not have the authority to enforce adherence to the US Constitution - the First Amendment in particular. I don’t believe any governor has the authority to close churches. It is an in your face slap down of the Amendment.
This is correct. The larger issue is that governors have no authority to ban religious gatherings in the first place
LOL! The perfect description really. I'm running that video through my imagination, and I like it. :)
I prefer the president’s way. It hits home...and will get action.
Im calling the DOJ district office and reporting a crime in process.
“No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”
“Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.”
In Marbury v. Madison (1803) the Supreme Court announced for the first time the principle that a court may declare an act of Congress void if it is inconsistent with the Constitution.
(So if the congress can be overruled ....?)
“All laws that are repugnant to the Constitution are null and void.”
Marbury v. Madison
Whatever DJT says, when there is action he does NOT step ouotside of legal and Constitutional channels, even when operating within a patently unConstitutional court order.
Napalitano is wrong again: The “Take Care” clause, along with Title 18, section 242 of the US Code, gives any President the Constitutionally-unchallengeable authority to not just overrule the Governors on this issue, but to have them indicted, arrested, convicted and imprisoned.
President Trump has the bully pulpit and he know how to use it.
He is wrong. Eisenhower had the power to send troops into Mobile to enforce constitutional rights. Yes, the states have the police power and quarantine power. But the Federal Constitution applies to the states. And the president has the power to enforce the Constitution as against the States.
There is no Federal police power.
Really. Gosh the Weavers and Branch Dividians will be happy to know that!
Last I checked, none of these clowns has the ability to overturn the First Amendment.
But I presume you believe, as I do, that what happened to the Weavers and the Branch Davidians was a Constitutional atrocity.
Thanks for the ping!
“He has them boxed in. The Dem governors now either publicly “obey Trump”, OR they start a big loud fight right before the election to demand they be allowed to close churches.
He is the master at putting flaming bags of dog crap on their porch. And they always come out and stomp on them!”
THAT IS HYSTERICAL!!
TEXOKIE wrote:
“Thanks for the ping!
“He has them boxed in. The Dem governors now either publicly “obey Trump”, OR they start a big loud fight right before the election to demand they be allowed to close churches.
He is the master at putting flaming bags of dog crap on their porch. And they always come out and stomp on them!”
THAT IS HYSTERICAL!!”
You’re welcome!
I busted out laughing at that post; needs a cartoon done :D
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