Posted on 07/25/2020 8:59:26 AM PDT by Kaslin
In Nevada, it seems being in the entertainment business has more leeway than those exercising their constitutionally protected right to worship. Amid the COVID outbreak, the state has limits on the capacity of certain locations. For churches, it’s no more than 50. For everything else, from movie theaters to casinos, it’s much more than that. It seems a bit unfair. The standard makes no sense, but it seems to be perfectly logical for Chief Justice John Roberts who sided with the liberal wing of the Supreme Court in the case of a church who challenged this unfair standard (via NYT):
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from a church in Nevada to block enforcement of state restrictions on attendance at religious services.
The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining the court’s four more liberal members to form a majority.
The court’s brief order was unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications. The court’s four more conservative members filed three dissents, totaling 24 pages.
Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley in Dayton, Nev., argued that the state treated houses of worship less favorably than it did casinos, restaurants and amusement parks. Those businesses have been limited to 50 percent of their fire-code capacities, while houses of worship have been subject to a flat 50-person limit.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., in a dissent joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett M. Kavanaugh, wrote that the distinction made no sense.
Judge Neil Gorsuch’s dissent is a mere paragraph but torches the liberal wing of the Court with this decision. This isn’t the first time Roberts has sided with liberals on places of worship challenging COVID attendance policies. It’s yet another time this man has stabbed us in the back. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) went onto say this decision shows the man has abandoned his oath.
When the coup starts, I believe, and Nancy Pelosi becomes the 46th President, Justice Roberts will swear her in as president in the blood stained Oral Office. The Media will dance in this move—saying she was “forced to depose Trump for the good of the Nation.” Roberts is in the Left’s pocket.
When the coup starts, I believe, and Nancy Pelosi becomes the 46th President, Justice Roberts will swear her in as president in the blood stained Oral Office. The Media will dance in this move—saying she was “forced to depose Trump for the good of the Nation.” Roberts is in the Left’s pocket.
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Roberts is blackmailed. Need to find out what it is, so he can be removed. Epstein connection?
Hes being BLACKMAILED about his ILLEGAL adoption of his kids, and maybe hes Gay also.
He doesn’t have to be blackmailed, just pressured. That is what seizure drugs do for you. As a USSC Justice he is beyond the reach of any blackmail re his kids or possible homosexuality.
“There is no world in which the constitution favors Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel”.
Great opinion, with deep meme power, and Biblical echoes:
Render to Caesar, what is Caesar’s. And to God what is God’s.
Justice Roberts to “owned” by the Left in some dark and sinister way. Trump will have to get two new Supreme Court picks in his term 2.
HOW do you know he’s on SEIZURE drugs?
It was in the news just as a biographical bit when he was nominated and confirmed. Anyone who was paying attention at the time takes it as a given. It was not an “accusation” because few people understand what the implications are and they were not stated.
Here’s what the far left thinks of Roberts, FWIW
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/roberts-abortion-cfpb/
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