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1. Dear Patriots, please take 5 minutes to read & share this with your Mayors, Governors, Attorney Generals & other state and local officials. This is from Attorney Chris Wiest, who’s been leading the effort to fight back and win against Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s abuse...
2. … of power. Which is the same abuses we’re seeing across the US. We all need more Chris Wiests in America! 
“Today isn’t about masks, or daycare regulations, or restaurants, or restrictions on venues that forced parents to sit six feet away from their two year...
“Today isn’t about masks, or daycare regulations, or restaurants, or restrictions on venues that forced parents to sit six feet away from their two year...
3. ... toddlers in public (though we challenged those things). It wasn’t about 45% unemployment, or 43% of Kentucky’s daycares shutting down in the next 90 days, and the permanent loss of 20% of the restaurant businesses in the next 60 days...
4. ... (though the evidence was unrebutted all those things would happen). It wasn’t about my getting Kentucky’s Commissioner of Public Health to actually admit under oath that several of the regulations he issues had no rational basis...
5. ... (though I am still sort of shocked that happened). Or his admission that some of the restrictions we challenged won’t make a big difference in terms of additional covid spread if they are lifted somewhat (though that happened).
6. Or the Attorney General putting in economic testimony about irreparable multi billion dollar losses to Kentucky’s economy due to these orders (that happened too). It wasn’t about Kentucky’s Labor Secretary admitting under oath we have taken an advance of $100,000,000...
7. ... from Kentucky’s unemployment allocation from the federal government from future months that we cannot pay back if the economic consequences from these order happen and we permanently lose these Kentucky businesses (though that happened also).
8. It also wasn’t about the substance of those public orders. It was fundamentally about the process and Constitution and checks and balances.
And if the Governor and his staff believe they actually need powers beyond those actually given to them by the legislature...
And if the Governor and his staff believe they actually need powers beyond those actually given to them by the legislature...
9. ... (which they haven’t used, instead abusing the emergency response powers), they need to work with the legislature. They may need to call a special session. They may need to consult with the legislature. They may need to discuss the steps they are taking...
10. ... with the legislative leaders, and obtain buy in. Because they haven’t done that to date.
Our system of Government requires that the legislative branch, not the executive branch, legislate – make the laws. The executive enforces the laws.
Our system of Government requires that the legislative branch, not the executive branch, legislate – make the laws. The executive enforces the laws.
11. And judicial branch is the referee. Those separation of powers is how our government is designed to protect liberty.
The Court found that the Governor was legislating by decree (he was), and he can’t be doing that.
There are processes in place to put in administrative...
The Court found that the Governor was legislating by decree (he was), and he can’t be doing that.
There are processes in place to put in administrative...
12. ... regulations for health and safety standards. Yes, they do not allow complete business shutdowns, but they allow the Governor to enact some fairly protective measures for the public health.
13. The process matters, and the process wasn’t followed. Maybe it will be in the future."
THANK YOU CHRIS WIEST. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
THANK YOU CHRIS WIEST. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
