Most of us are sick and tired of having our rights trampled upon. We’ve been patient and allowing some overstepping out of giving them the benefit of the doubt and understanding that people are panicked about what to do. But it’s gone too far.

We’re no longer going to allow our rights to be violated and thankfully, we have a good solid administration and a good Attorney General and lawyers McGovern explaining civil rights who is stepping in to take action against some of these governors and mayors who overstepped their reach and violated basic civil rights.

Barr wrote a memo to the 93 U.S. attorneys which said, “If a state or local ordinance crosses the line from an appropriate exercise of authority to stop the spread of COVID-19 into an overbearing infringement of constitutional and statutory protections, the Department of Justice may have an obligation to address that overreach in federal court.”

Mr. Barr also directed Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider to monitor state and local policies for potential violations.

The two officials will work with state and local governments as well as other federal agencies, according to the memo. They will be on the alert for coronavirus response policies that restrict free speech or religious liberty as well as other constitutional rights.

“Many policies that would be unthinkable in regular times have become commonplace in recent weeks, and we do not want to unduly interfere with the important efforts of state and local officials to protect the public. But the Constitution is not suspended in times of crisis,” Mr. Barr wrote.

“We must therefore be vigilant to ensure its protections are preserved, at the same time that the public is protected,” he continued.

Throughout the pandemic, Mr. Barr has been outspoken against coronavirus restrictions, which he has described as “draconian.” The Justice Department this month filed a statement of interest siding with a Mississippi church that filed a lawsuit to overturn a local directive banning drive-in religious services.

I’ve had a feeling for a while now that once all of this was said and done, there would be many lawsuits against many levels of government. You can’t cite someone for driving somewhere. We are free to travel. You can’t fine someone for going to church, sitting in their parking lot with the windows up.

Sources:
Washington Times