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Governor Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis has been rife with constitutional violations and concomitant abuse of power. At a minimum, the NY State Legislature needs to curtail the emergency powers he was granted to deal with the pandemic. More properly, the Legislature needs to act to remove Cuomo from power, not just for his obstruction of justice but also because of his blatant violation of the civil rights of millions of New Yorkers during the last year.
It has been widely reported that Governor Cuomo’s administration refused to disclose statistics about the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19. On March 25, 2020, Cuomo’s Health Department issued a directive that required nursing homes to admit medically stable coronavirus patients discharged from hospitals. It is widely understood that this directive fueled a significant rise in fatalities in nursing homes, with around 13,000 dead as a result.
Maine Church Asks Supreme Court to Relax Pandemic Restrictions
A Maine church is asking the Supreme Court to put Maine Gov. Janet Mills’s strict pandemic-related restrictions on places of worship on hold while it appeals an unfavorable ruling from a lower court, arguing the high court has already forced some lower courts to comply with its recent rulings loosening such restrictions.
The emergency application in the case, known as Calvary Chapel of Bangor v. Mills, asks the high court to stop the Democratic governor’s clampdown on churches, which the church’s lawyers describe as “the most severe restrictions in the nation on places of worship,” and would deal with a Dec. 22, 2020, ruling against the church by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.
WASHINGTON, D.C. â Liberty Counsel has filed on behalf of Calvary Chapel of Bangor to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to issue an injunction pending appeal and/or to vacate the lower court decisions regarding Governor Janet Millsâ unconstitutional orders against churches.
Ken Graves is the founding and senior pastor of Calvary Chapel of Bangor. The church also has the Calvary Residential Discipleship program, a biblical-based ministry that helps men and women who are seeking a way of escape from drugs, alcohol, and other life-controlling issues. The year-long residential program operates two homes with 24 women and 24 men for a total of 48 full-time resident on the church property. C.R.D. is a Christ-centered alternative to secular programs within the drug and alcohol community and includes a work program, daily Bible studies, devotional readings and prayer. Regular attendance at church services is paramount to this program.
New York state limits on religious gatherings in areas with high rates of COVID-19 infections were blocked by a federal judge in Brooklyn, after the U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with churches and synagogues challenging such measures.