Conservative activists and religious leaders are urging the Trump administration to sue in order to lift bans on public gatherings in place to fight the spread of coronavirus
As President Donald Trump uses the bully pulpit to press state and local governments to ease their virus-related lockdowns, conservative activists and religious leaders are urging his administration to go further by unleashing a wave of lawsuits arguing that the measures are intruding on Americans’ legally protected rights to worship, protest and buy guns.
The president listened to recommendations from faith leaders, according to the participants, who shared their concerns about getting the economy re-opened. “Many see this crisis as an opportunity to reduce liberty and enlarge government power in permanent ways,” thestates. “We urge the DOJ to take numerous, specific actions, right now, to focus and act against this disturbing new danger to our country’s future.”
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