DOJ sides with church suing Virginia Gov. Northam
The Justice Department is siding with a Virginia church suing Gov. Ralph Northam after police threatened a pastor with jail time or a $2,500 fine for violating the state's coronavirus lockdown restrictions by holding a 16-person church service on Palm Sunday.
The DOJ decision came after police in protective garb served a summons to Kevin Wilson, the pastor of Lighthouse Fellowship Church on Chincoteague Island, for holding the service on April 5 with 16 people spaced far apart from one another in a church that could fit 293 people. State officials said Wilson and the church violated the Virginia Constitution by breaking state-imposed social distancing restrictions intended to stop the spread of the coronavirus
"The Commonwealth of Virginia has offered no good reason for refusing to trust congregants who promise to use care in worship in the same way it trusts accountants, lawyers, and other workers to do the same," the DOJ said in a statement of interest obtained by Fox News on Sunday
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/justice-department-virginia-church-suing-northam-coronavirus-pastor-support
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[–] Cat_anon 0 points 16 points 16 points (+16|-0) ago
Can the pastor sue the state?
[–] nomoss [S] 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
YES.
[–] Aslanisonthemove 0 points 15 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago
Their plan is falling apart & we're seeing who's on what side. All should be held accountable top to bottom.
[–] 1Paydaddy 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
Color of Law.
[–] memesis 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Thank you Bill Barr aka B2 Bomber!
[–] quidproquo 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
THE DOJ needs to side with the constitution period.
[–] Matthew1103 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
That is all nice and dandy but it is going to come down to who (probable) deepstate judge sides with.
[–] nomoss [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Yes but I have to think that the sheeple are waking up.
And now that Q has talked about color of law violation
The judge will take heed.
[–] Matthew1103 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Many have not as of yet. These judges think they make law.
[–] crazycloud2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This is why it was so important to get constitutional Judges in place before the arrests, the deep state losers would all have walked free.
[–] Mr_Wolf 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
16 people? that sounds about as many people needed to do a live stream of a regular service.
people couldnt go to church and the churches adapted to provide to their parishiners.
[–] eupher11 ago
In honor of the bully kid on the Simpsons, " Ha.....Haaaa "