[Kickass Conservative]

Anyone who looks to the Courts to defend their God Given Rights as outlined in our Federal Constitution is in for a rude awakening.

[Cobra64]

No common sense among these jerks. Suppose 11 people want to congregate, spread out over the area of a football field... or outer space!

[NobleFree]

order which prohibits religious gatherings of more than ten people.

The order did not single out religious gatherings - to phrase it as the article does is perilously close to a lie. Christians ought not dance on the borderline of sin for rhetorical effect.

[NoLibZone]

May God pour his wrath out on this nation.

[unixfox]

These assholes will rue the day.

[Gay State Conservative]

A Federal judge in Boston ordered just last week that Massachusetts gun shops be allowed to open.As important as the 2nd Amendment is the 1st Amendment is even more important.These churches should appeal this decision.

[SkyDancer]

"Come unto me all ye of faith and rejoice for I am with you...at your local Safeway where it doesn't seem to matter that there are 200 or more gathered."

Covid Chapter 19 Verses 1-3

[metmom]

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

[backwoods-engineer]

The beatings will continue until they get all the churches shut down, permanently.

[pierrem15]

You can bet anything the result would have been different if a mosque had sued.

Or are they just ignoring the Somalis as usual in Maine?

[Salvation]

The governor here is trying to run the churches. Only 25 people allowed.

[faithhopecharity]

In some courtrooms. Our United States Constitution is good only for toilet paper.

[ConservativeInPA]

Sounds like another judge that hasn’t read the constitution. Put his name down on the list for hard labor for after the revolution is won. (Btw, I’m feeling very forgiving tonight.)

[fella]

Are the LEOs going to keep a close eye on the mosques with SWAT teams at the ready?

[Salvation]

Ten hardly allows for one First Communicant and his/her family.

[joma89]

Then the rights in the Bills of Rights simply do not exist if states can take them away.

JoMa

[Svartalfiar]

So even ignoring all of the Incorporation arguments, what about this guy?

Section 3. Religious freedom; sects equal; religious tests prohibited; religious teachers. - All individuals have a natural and unalienable right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences, and no person shall be hurt, molested or restrained in that person's liberty or estate for worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of that person's own conscience, nor for that person's religious professions or sentiments, provided that that person does not disturb the public peace, nor obstruct others in their religious worship;


I'm not delving too deep into Maine laws regarding emergency order authority from the Govner, but unless he's explicitly allowed to do this stuff, it's a big no-no. And, I don't know how this would apply to sections of their Constitution versus regular State law, but they have this below, too. (Note, I would argue it does not allow for suspension of Constitutional provisions, only for lower levels of law.)

Section 13. Suspension of laws. The laws shall not be suspended but by the Legislature or its authority.