President Trump today commanded America's governors to reopen churches and other places of worship shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, threatening to 'override' the state leaders if they refused to follow his directive
President Donald Trump on Friday commanded America's governors to immediately reopen churches and other places of worship shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic, threatening to "override" the state leaders if they refused to follow his directive.
It is unclear whether the president is legally empowered to compel the nation's governors to take such an action. If the White House moves to enforce his order in defiance of opposition by local officials, Trump could force a constitutional clash over one of the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment.
"By no means can the president order any locality, any state to do something that he doesn't have the power to do," Lightfoot said, "and he can't do that here." Still, Trump insisted Friday that Americans are nevertheless "demanding to go to church, and synagogue or to their mosque," and he predicted "the ministers, pastors, rabbis, imams and other faith leaders will make sure that their congregations are safe" when they gather.
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