I know.... nothing new about New Jersey putting itself above the Constitution. We see it with firearms all the time in New Jersey. Most here are aware of what Murphy and New Jersey think about the Constitution and the rights it “guarantees “. This is just one more piece of evidence about New Jersey’s disdain of the supreme law of the land.
The Bill of Rights is the codified protections citizens have from the government.
The First amendment
“ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Congress did not pass a law here but apparently certain governors are now kings who can override the spirit/purpose of the Bill of Rights.
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Organizer of NJ coronavirus stay-at-home protest hit with criminal violation
Robert Gearty9 hours ago
Protests across the country erupt over stay-at-home orders
President Trump defends protests against stay-at-home orders as there is a growing resistance; Congressman Brian Mast weighs in.
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The organizer of a protest against New Jersey’s coronavirus stay-at-home order is facing a criminal charge, authorities said.
Kim Pagan, of Toms River, N.J., was charged Friday following the small but noisy demonstration in front of the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton.
New Jersey police accused Pagan of violating emergency stay-at-home orders issued by Gov. Phil Murphy to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Pagan was issued a summons and not arrested, according to a news release from state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
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“If you think emergency orders are more like guidelines than actual rules, think again,” Grewal said in a tweet Friday.
Pagan has to answer to the charge in Muncipal Court. Violations of emergency orders constitute a disorderly persons offense carrying a potential sentence of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, Gewal said.
The protesters gathered outside the Statehoiuse as Murphy and other state officials held a media briefing about the COVID-19 pandemic inside, News 12 New Jersey reported.
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Protesters called on the Democratic governor to reopen New Jersey and allow people to go back to work and start to repair the economy.
Video of the protest posted on social media, captured a woman holding a megaphone shouting, “Open New Jersey now.”
Vehicles driving by could be heard honking their horns.
The protest drew a relatively small crowd and was being policed by troopers wearing masks to protect against the virus, according to NJ.com.
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Protests against coronavirus stay-at-home orders have been held by conservatives and President Trump supporters in other states, including Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota and California, according to reports.