“There may have been few lawsuits filed, but there have been a lot of back-channel, government-to-government calls made,” Zachary Terwilliger, the U.S. Attorney based in Alexandria, Va., told POLITICO. “Folks have decided to stand down once they realize we’re serious and this is not just rhetoric.”
Critics said Trump’s comments may not have been tied to any federal action, but rather to encourage churchgoers and ministers to defy state officials, precipitating on-the-ground conflicts and bad publicity that governors would likely avoid by softening their virus-related activity bans. about Arkansas church meetings in March where more than a third of 92 attendees wound up infected. Another 26 members of the community wound up hit by the virus. Four people died., South Korea and France. Experts theorize that hand-holding, singing and the fellowship typical of church services create robust vectors to transmit the virus, particularly through airborne droplets.
Romero said the Trump administration’s efforts reek of hypocrisy and politics. “On the one hand, they want to say churches should be open for prayer. On other hand, they allow lawful abortion clinics to be shut down. The hypocrisy in choosing what states’ rights they will challenge which ones to acquiesce to is completely rooted in their own partisan agenda,” the ACLU executive director said.
Yet another hurdle is that the Justice Department typically conducts some investigation before filing a suit. Lawyers for religious-rights advocacy groups, on the other hand, can and have taken accounts from pastors and rushed to court for a restraining order within a matter of days or hours.
No
Weak. During my presidency I got anything and everything done that I wanted/needed to get done. If you didn’t like it no one knew because you either “disappeared” or knew to stay quiet
Nope🤡🤡🤡
He should be able to.
Remember when Trump said he was going to order states to begin opening? The states all said he didn’t have the authority. Trump didn’t order the states to open. States suddenly started to put together opening plans and started to institute them. Same will happen with this.
Why doesn’t he go to church on a regular basis? Boy is he conning the evangelists
Three Co branches for a reason... justices, congress and the president. He does not acknowledge the foundation the forefathers established in the Constitution as he wishes to usurp this to one of autocracy and dictatorship
No.
Uh, separation of church and state.
He doesn’t care if churches “re-open” - it’s just a nod to fundamentalists. It’ll be interesting to see where he goes to church tomorrow.
American medical system need many changes.
When N95 masks made in America can stock in Walmart or Lowe's ?
He is not ordering churches to open. He is saying states cannot force them to remain closed as long as they follow CDC guidelines.
I will 'splain to you again. First study the issue and find out what 'essential' means. When state shutdowns occur essential businesses are allowed to state open. Got that? Hard? So potus say they just as essential and should be treated equally. Otherwise it's discrimination.
Wisdom is the ability to see things from God's point of view, not Trump's point of view. Perhaps Christians need to adjust their viewpoint.
No. He cannot order Churches to open . Now Trump is trying to kill off the Christians. Wow. We need Joe Biden to be President.
He can sure hold back federal funding if they states don’t comply.
He wants to be a dictator. He behaves like a dictator. Just instead of having people who correct him or point out the truth killed, he has them fired or calls them fake news.
Amazing how a godless man attempts to tell us when we can attend church. Go play golf Donald!
Let him play golf. At least he can’t do Harm to more than a stupid ball.
It's up to the churches if they want to take that risk. The virus is waiting for some additional victims.
No. Not legal.
He can’t have it both ways. If they reopen, and church members get sick and die, he will blame the governor or mayor.
Will he be in church this weekend?
Why doesn’t Trump just go to his church and not wear a mask to show us all how it’s done? Great photo op, Trump in “his” church.
don't forget the next article about WHY he is doing this
It's not about power or authority. He doesn't care about that. It's about stirring up that triggered part of his base and watching what happens.
You can pray anytime, anywhere, so what’s the problem. Do you have to go to church to pray? I never seen that verse anywhere in the Bible
He has the CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY to do so.
Carnegie Mellon 1 of my Favs, study saying 50% of all Covid19 Info on social media is wrong w/some by BOTS Why doesn't every college study/ Fox & Trump for Bad Info..bet its a lot more than 50%..I am sorry but GOP must stop fueling its idiots w/bad info..Americans are dying !!
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The federal government has many levers to get people to do what they want. Some more distasteful than others. But this is definitely a fight I have been wanting to see at least from a theoretical perspective to determine the boundaries of federalism.
Well it would be a violation of the first amendment and governors can be sued. The bill of rights is guidelines for government not the people.
Punkd by God
The Governors who are keeping Houses of Faith closed DON'T have the Constitutional right to close or keep them closed! The people in those states need to fight back sue those government leaders!
breaking: IMPOTENT man cosplays as powerful man
Actualy the constitution does that so yeah he can do it
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