Trump Goes After States Rights (Again): DOJ Supports Legal Action If Governors' Restrictions Go 'Too Far'

[Kernel]

This is the single most blatant example I can think of so far from this or any other administration in recent memory of federal overreach and tyranny at the expense of state rights. Perhaps even since Lincoln ordered the suspension of habeus corpus (which was during a civil war!). And still, Conservatives see nothing wrong with this.

The Conservative soul is a black hole, and the Conservative mind is an abomination of all concept of logic, reason, and cognition.

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Conservatism as it used to exist is long dead. You might say the current state is it's naturally evolved state but they tossed out the sane people a long time ago.

Instead it's been replaced by a bunch of paleolibertarians and Christian Dominionists who will just pillage the US for money for greed or religious reasons or both.

 

[KtotheRoc]

I hope people aren't surprised that Republicans stand for nothing except "owning the libs".

 

[Zips]

Whew, wouldn't be right if we went even one day without the "President" of the United States and his administration doing something super illegal that has a high probability of getting people killed.

But damn, they sure pulled through at the last minute.

 

[TheOMan]

10th Amendment: Am I a joke to you?

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*burps* - Trump probably.

 

[darkwing]

how does it work when the Federal government is confiscating PPEs

 

[Opto]

It was never about states' rights

 

[SnakeXs]

I wish there was an actual party to compete with the dems and not a lunatic factory

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I was there was an actual* party to compete with the lunatic factory.

 

[SpaceCrystal]

Can't someone invoke the 25th Amendment against him already? He is crazy!

 

[PS9]

May 14 will be a day of reckoning in the US.

 

[antonz]

Big Business wants things open now because they are running against the clock. The CDC has already stated they expect America will likely have to implement stay at home policies again to some degree this fall when the Virus spikes due to the seasonal changes. Until a Vaccine is found there is going to be a racing of the clock between spikes for Business to exploit workers as much as possible.

 

[UltimusXI]

How do pro life organizations / supporters respond to this? I'm sure they'll be very critical of the GOP because of all of the extra deaths, right? Yes I know they won't be, but still: Have any of them at all been vocal about this?

 

[jokingbird]

How do pro life organizations / supporters respond to this? I'm sure they'll be very critical of the GOP because of all of the extra deaths, right? Yes I know they won't be, but still: Have any of them at all been vocal about this?

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Pro life only applies to birth. Once they are born it is all part of god's plan when they die.

 

[The Nightsky]

How do pro life organizations / supporters respond to this? I'm sure they'll be very critical of the GOP because of all of the extra deaths, right? Yes I know they won't be, but still: Have any of them at all been vocal about this?

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thanks for the laugh

 

[Verelios]

But get big government out my stuffmuh constitutional rights.

 

[kaisere]

How do pro life organizations / supporters respond to this? I'm sure they'll be very critical of the GOP because of all of the extra deaths, right? Yes I know they won't be, but still: Have any of them at all been vocal about this?

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Because the term "pro-life" a disingenuous misnomer. It really means "anti-abortion", they literally don't care what happens to the child as soon as it leaves the mothers body.

 

[Neo C.]

Welp, don't forget to vote in November!

He doesn't want the responsibility but all the glory for flattening the curve and opening the economy. And I can see how people can fall for it.

 

[Crackhead_Bob]

How do pro life organizations / supporters respond to this? I'm sure they'll be very critical of the GOP because of all of the extra deaths, right? Yes I know they won't be, but still: Have any of them at all been vocal about this?

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Life begins at conception and ends at birth.

 

[KDR_11k]

Even if his cronies reopen their states, as plenty of people point out the lockdown doesn't end until the people say it does because if everybody's still terrified of going outside and buying stuff you're not restarting the economy anyway.

How do pro life organizations / supporters respond to this? I'm sure they'll be very critical of the GOP because of all of the extra deaths, right? Yes I know they won't be, but still: Have any of them at all been vocal about this?

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The underlying Christian doctrine is that unbaptized children go straight to hell because of the original sin (despite Jesus dying to forgive that one), once baptized the best thing that can happen to a Christian is death because life is suffering and death is salvation. The only restriction is "thou shalt not kill" but nobody's saying anything about not preventing people from dying. So if you're into apocalyptic versions of Christianity then diseases are perfect, killing everybody without anybody having to sin to kill them.

 

[The Hobo]

Because the term "pro-life" a disingenuous misnomer. It really means "anti-abortion", they literally don't care what happens to the child as soon as it leaves the mothers body.

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Yep. They're "forced birthers" basically.

 

[Redeye97]

Libertarians:

Every state for themselves- :D
Including Liberal states- >:(

 

[Ushojax]

STATES RIGHTS! *

*does not apply when a Republican is president

 

[Deleted member 7051]

Small government, amirite?

 

[HStallion]

How do pro life organizations / supporters respond to this? I'm sure they'll be very critical of the GOP because of all of the extra deaths, right? Yes I know they won't be, but still: Have any of them at all been vocal about this?

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Its Pro Birth/Anti Women's Autonomy. They don't give a fucking shit about those kids once they're out of their moth. Just look at how they've gone out of their way to destroy and devalue any kind of system or organization that actually intends to help children in some fashion.

 

[Voytek]

How do pro life organizations / supporters respond to this? I'm sure they'll be very critical of the GOP because of all of the extra deaths, right? Yes I know they won't be, but still: Have any of them at all been vocal about this?

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[Sordid Plebeian]

I know it's justified given the context of the situation, but I find it funny how much Dems care about states' rights now

 

[onadesertedisland]

This is a trial balloon for more to come. I hope the governors call his bluff.

 

[onadesertedisland]

I know it's justified given the context of the situation, but I find it funny how much Dems care about states' rights now

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Republicans were using states rights the same way alt right Nazis use free speech.

 

[cameron]

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1281736/download

Sam Bagenstos on Twitter

“The Civil Rights Division can’t find any real civil rights to enforce, so they’re arguing that our Governor unconstitutionally discriminated against car washes? Embarrassing. As a DOJ Civil Rights alum, I’m ashamed.”

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