Separation of Church and State means neither the president nor the governors have the power to direct them to re-open.
Jeremy Diamond @JDiamond1
22 May 2020
"If they don't do it, I will override the governors," Trump says of reopening churches
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That’s... not even remotely what the separation of church and state means.
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Replying to @hialeahgringo
Sure as hell does. The first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." A church choosing to remain closed for reasons of public safety is "the free exercise thereof."

May 22, 2020 · 7:05 PM UTC

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"...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". I guess we're just going to forget that part, right.
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So by that argument neither the president nor the governor's have the ability to close the churches.
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