Gov. Laura Kelly claims a Republican council doesn't have the authority to revoke her executive order prohibiting faith gatherings of over 10 people.
“promote and secure the safety and protection of the civilian population” during a state of disaster emergency. Her authority in these scenarios can only be checked by the full Legislature ― not by the Legislative Coordinating Council, she says.
The political wrangling in Kansas mirrors some of the conversations happening nationwide about whether authorities’ executive orders limiting religious gatherings are constitutional. States have― some have explicitly prohibited religious groups from worshipping in person while others have offered religious exemptions to statewide stay-at-home orders.
Kelly’s lawsuit asks her state’s Supreme Court to make an expedited decision to resolve the dispute before Easter, the most important date on the Christian calendar. “Religion is really not about the building. It’s about the faith, it’s about how it feels on the inside. The need to congregate is important but not during a pandemic,” Kelly said on CNN.A HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus
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