"Yes Senator. You have my word. I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today!"
Posted on 05/29/2020 5:47:58 PM PDT by marshmallow
Less than four hours before the deadline for Gov. J.B. Prtizker to file his response to the U.S. Supreme Court to the emergency injunction request brought by two Romanian churches, the governor unilaterally removed all restrictions on churches and houses of worship.
Within a few hours yesterday after two Romanian churches filed an emergency injunction pending appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Kavanaugh ordered Gov. Pritzker to respond by 8:00 p.m. Thursday night. Just before the deadline, Gov. Prtizker issued “guidelines” for houses of worship, none of which are mandatory.
Liberty Counsel represents Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Logos Baptist Ministries.
The guidelines are only suggestions and contain no legally enforceable requirements whatsoever. The governor is no longer imposing his draconian 10-person limit on church services.
This is a complete victory in the near term. However, unless and until there is a judicial declaration that Governor Pritzker has acted unconstitutionally thus far, there is nothing keeping him from changing his mind again, whether in this crisis or any future crisis. Governor Pritzker has shown himself quite willing to overrule the Constitution by fiat. In doing so, he has caused incalculable damage to the Romanian churches Liberty Counsel represents and all the houses of worship in the state.
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I guess Prickster saw the handwriting on the wall, so to speak.
He’s a gutless wonder.
Pritzker has caved frequently when faced with determined opposition. He needs the constant applause of sycophants.
Now do California churches!!!
I guess it’s ok to riot, but NEVER go to church.
FU Pritzer!
No doubt he was TOLD to stand down. He mooted the case so the SC has nothing to rule on, so all other overly-punitive states are free to continue infringing on 1A religious rights.
If there is another time that we turn over our civil liberties to the government, I hope that we have learned courage, moral courage.
"Yes Senator. You have my word. I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today!"
I believe you are 100% right on that one. Soros probably gave the order.
If the churches are in the City of Chicago, they will NOT be able to reopen. Mayor Lighthead will order Chicago to tow cars from streets around the churches and block entrances to the parking lots.
Lighthead today told the President Trump to F off. She doesn’t care about Supreme Courts orders.
I have never seen the courts act so swiftly! Justice Kavanaugh must have been called in advance to let him know this was coming. I suspect a prelate of at least the rank of Archbishop was involved down here below, combined with another influence from higher up. Glory be!
If only this could happen in Oregon and the Supreme Court would uphold freedom of religion.
**Lighthead today told the President Trump to F off. She doesn’t care about Supreme Courts orders.**
Them wouldn’t she find herself in contempt of the SCOTUS?
He knew what he was doing was wrong. Typical.
Yep - if you don’t know you would win in court beforehand, then you shouldn’t make your edicts...
We can’t go to church but they can burn cities down? They have too little respect for the law - and we have too much.
She is daring the courts to try and stop her. Chicago has the most insane lock down policy in the world.
Bars and Taverns will not be allowed to open in 2020. Sit down restaurants not until after Labor Day weekend.
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