Easter near, Kansas Supreme Court weighs fate of Kelly order limiting church gatherings

[Disir]

Often, the LCC’s job centers on the administrative minutiae of running the Capitol. But in this case, facing uncertainty over when the full Legislature will meet again, lawmakers last month approved a concurrent resolution giving the Council the power to review and, in some instances, revoke Kelly’s emergency orders during the present crisis.

Kelly’s new order prohibiting mass gatherings of more than 10, and no longer exempting religious turnouts, came after Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said three clusters of the coronavirus had been traced back to church gatherings. By Friday, he had attributed four clusters to religious events.

Republican leaders say the order, which carries the force of law and could lead to fines and jail time for those who break it, represented an overreach by the governor and a violation of religious liberty. They have also pointed to exceptions that appear to give secular businesses and organizations more latitude than houses of worship.

https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article241938311.html#adnrb=900000

This is popcorn eating fun.

 

[okfine]

Often, the LCC’s job centers on the administrative minutiae of running the Capitol. But in this case, facing uncertainty over when the full Legislature will meet again, lawmakers last month approved a concurrent resolution giving the Council the power to review and, in some instances, revoke Kelly’s emergency orders during the present crisis.

Kelly’s new order prohibiting mass gatherings of more than 10, and no longer exempting religious turnouts, came after Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said three clusters of the coronavirus had been traced back to church gatherings. By Friday, he had attributed four clusters to religious events.

Republican leaders say the order, which carries the force of law and could lead to fines and jail time for those who break it, represented an overreach by the governor and a violation of religious liberty. They have also pointed to exceptions that appear to give secular businesses and organizations more latitude than houses of worship.

https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article241938311.html#adnrb=900000

This is popcorn eating fun.

Common sense dictates. If fines/jail for not following directions happens, so be it. Threats of non-compliance are for the most part, just that. It's the message that counts.

 

[Disir]

So, jail would be an issue.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Jailed for going to Church on Easter Sunday. It's as if Hillary won

 

[Disir]

They are trying to release people as quickly as possible due to COVID-19 concerns of infecting the population.

 

[Dick Foster]

Often, the LCC’s job centers on the administrative minutiae of running the Capitol. But in this case, facing uncertainty over when the full Legislature will meet again, lawmakers last month approved a concurrent resolution giving the Council the power to review and, in some instances, revoke Kelly’s emergency orders during the present crisis.

Kelly’s new order prohibiting mass gatherings of more than 10, and no longer exempting religious turnouts, came after Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said three clusters of the coronavirus had been traced back to church gatherings. By Friday, he had attributed four clusters to religious events.

Republican leaders say the order, which carries the force of law and could lead to fines and jail time for those who break it, represented an overreach by the governor and a violation of religious liberty. They have also pointed to exceptions that appear to give secular businesses and organizations more latitude than houses of worship.

https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article241938311.html#adnrb=900000

This is popcorn eating fun.

When the dust settles I'm looking for a spate of law suits charging many government officials with frivolous, reckless and unconstitutional actions. They pulling some really stupid boners that can't be justified on any kind of scientific or common sense grounds. They'll be skewered in the courts and roasted alive.