It can happen at any level. An elected official can be slowed or stopped. Democrats might be power hungry and have Trump Derangement Syndrome. But common sense eventually steps back in. Americans will allow life to grind to a halt but only for a short time. If we see the need to shelter-in-place, we’ll do that. You need to justify that need when other facts start coming in. And with Democrats nationwide holding purse strings, push will come to shove.
Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney ruled against Democrat Pritzker’s order approving a restraining order to Rep. Darren Bailey. The ruling is applicable only to Bailey but it opens the door for similar legal action nationwide.
“We are certainly going to act in a swift action to have this ruling overturned,” Pritzker said in his daily coronavirus press briefing.
Democrats usually like slippery slopes. Not so in this case.
Bailey, a Republican from Xenia, IL alleges Pritzker overstepped his authority and violated the civil rights of the state’s residents. Pritzker renewed the stay-at-home order to May 30 to try to keep the coronavirus from spreading.
“Enough is enough!” Bailey said in a statement. “I filed this lawsuit on behalf of myself and my constituents who are ready to go back to work and resume a normal life.”
Pritzker really can’t do anything until the lawsuit is resolved.
“Representative Bailey’s decision to go to the courts is an insult to all Illinoisans who have been lost during this COVID-19 crisis. It’s a danger to millions of people who might get ill because of his recklessness,” Pritzker said Monday. “Disasters don’t evaporate on a 30-day timeframe. Legislators took this into account when they wrote this law. We will fight this lawsuit to the furthest means possible. In the interim, we will be issuing new public health directives so we can respond to this public health crisis.”
Walk it back
Pritzker’s latest order relaxes a little It allows for some outdoor activities, surgeries and medical treatments. Retailers can fill online and curbside orders.
“We are in possibly the most difficult parts of this journey,” Pritzker said. “I know how badly we all want our normal lives back. Believe me, if I could make that happen right now, I would, but this is the part when we have to dig in.”
Illinois has had a total of over 45,000 cases and 2,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Bailey wants the intent examined. His authority “calls for an immediate review and reconsideration of legislative intent.”
Illinois state law gives the governor authority to declare a state of emergency for 30 days but says nothing about extending that. Extensions can be granted based on need.
Fat Boy Pritzker got a taste of dictatorial power and he liked it. He has exceeded his authority and he should be reined in. His draconian lockdown order is killing Illinois and destroying lives. Illinois was already in bad shape with billions of dollars of pension debt caused by Pritzker’s democrat pals and he decides to exacerbate the problems by shutting down business in Illinois. He can say it’s about lives but it isn’t, it’s about power and politics.
The lockdown is unnecessary and should be lifted. Yes continue to practice social distancing and wash your hands and use hand sanitizer which people should do anyway but we don’t need to continue the oppressive lockdown.
Agreed, just another ignorant, delusional democrat socialist.
I’ve already seen many businesses go under, and the democrats want to shut down everything and keep folks stuck at home. But, they will still expect tax money to come in, and if no one can go spend what little they have.
It’s all political and their severe cases of TDS will ruin the country, as if they cared. I think that is their goal anyway.
It really is about the power and the money for demoncrats, and they don’t care what it cost’s us.
FACT As Hillary said, ” What difference does it make !”
Yes, they are drunk on this new power and money. It is all for ushering in the NWO. Read Agenda 21, that’s the answer. BLM and Antifa are using Muslim terrorists to help them push their agenda. Muslim terrorists are the darlings of the NWO. When the NWO is done with them, they will genocide Muslims and BLM and Antifa, too. The elite only want 500,000million people, mainly babies and children, for harvesting adrenochrome, food, sex and sacrificing. This is why they want Trump out, he is stopping their adrenochrome supply.