Trump allies press administration to unleash lawsuits against lockdowns
Source: Politico
Conservative activists and religious leaders want Trump's team to fight against state and local restrictions.
By MERIDITH MCGRAW and JOSH GERSTEIN
04/17/2020 11:53 PM EDT
As President Donald Trump uses the bully pulpit to press state and local governments to ease their virus-related lockdowns, conservative activists and religious leaders are urging his administration to go further by unleashing a wave of lawsuits arguing that the measures are intruding on Americans’ legally protected rights to worship, protest and buy guns.
In a letter sent to Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday, the Conservative Action Project, a group of conservative leaders including Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union, Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch and Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots, called governors and local leaders “petty, would-be dictators” who had committed “rampant abuses of constitutional rights and civil liberties” as part of their response to the coronavirus.
Among the examples they include are “arresting pro-life counselors for peacefully standing outside an abortion clinic while maintaining social distance,” “arresting a man for surfing,” ticketing people attending drive-in church services, and “prohibitions on citizens’ rights to purchase firearms.”
The letter comes as Trump put pressure on Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia to ease up on social distancing measures a day after the White House released federal guidelines to reopen the economy. Protests, many led by Trump supporters, have cropped up across the country demanding state leaders reel in restrictions designed to stop the spread of the virus.
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maybe they should go back and read some law...............and LOCK TOM FITTON UP
https://dictionary.findlaw.com/definition/reckless-endangerment.html
Reckless endangerment n
: the criminal offense of recklessly engaging in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death to another person. Whether you meant any harm or not, creating a situation that puts someone else at risk is illegal.
Examples can include driving carelessly, car accidents, workplace accidents, child abuse, hospital abuse, etc.
Note: Reckless endangerment is a misdemeanor but can be a felony when a deadly weapon is involved.
