Separation of Church and State means neither the president nor the governors have the power to direct them to re-open.
"If they don't do it, I will override the governors," Trump says of reopening churches

May 22, 2020 · 6:44 PM UTC

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OMG. YOU REALLY ARE IGNORANT!!!
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Or to remain closed
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Do they have the power to order them to close?
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Nor the power to direct them to close
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Why is trump allowed to make all these inaccurate declarations!? @marwilliamson
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Which means that those that opened and were fined/arrested should have charges dropped???
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Well, genius, if that's the case then they no power to close them in the first place.
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They were closed because of public safety. Stop with the “they couldn’t close them either” comments. We’ve been streaming services at Unity in Bend, Oregon and will continue to do so. It’s not that complicated.
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That’s actually been debunked.