Posted on 05/22/2020 2:14:42 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
If youd told me six months ago that the governor of Illinois would declare churches nonessential and shut them down, while liquor stores are essential and open, Id have asked what blend of weed you were smoking, Peter Breen of the Thomas More Society told me.
The ministry serves the homeless. State and local social welfare agencies refer ex-convicts and others in dire circumstances to the ministry. The Jesus House had been offering food and clothing and church services indoors. But with coronavirus, and wanting to maintain proper social distancing, Brown took his operation to a private outdoor parking lot.
All that was OK.
But once he began talking about Jesus, government had a fit. On April 20, the high priests of the local health department filed a writ against Brown and the JesusHouse.
Would Lightfoot dare send cops to stand in the doors of African American churches on the South or West sides? Or use cops to shut their parking lots? I doubt it.
Lightfoot, the former federal prosecutor and daughter of a steelworker, is much tougher than Pritzker. But if she thinks hell back her up when things get difficult, shes wrong. He likes being called governor.
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The Illinois “Jabba, the Hut” is another one that ought to be charged with mass murder and crimes against humanity.
Personally, I think legal proceedings need to be brought by DOJ against these governors who have unilaterally cancelled the bill of rights. They need to be brought to heel.
AS I’ve said before, if the Constitution can be thrown in a dumpster over an epidemic, we’re going to have a new epidemic every couple of months from now on.
Prickster is just that a little fat prick
I’m amazed at how incredibly wimpy Chicagoans have become.
“Im amazed at how incredibly wimpy Chicagoans have become.”
Subject to change as the weather warms up.
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