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NJ Gov. Murphy: ‘I Wasn’t Thinking of the Bill of Rights’ When Issuing Stay-at-Home Order, Did Consult with Lawyers

Posted by M. C. on April 16, 2020

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphyon the Constitution

“That’s above my pay grade…

If New Jersey was dumb enough to elect him to begin with I doubt this will harm re-election.

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/04/15/nj-gov-murphy-i-wasnt-thinking-of-the-bill-of-rights-when-issuing-stay-at-home-order-did-consult-with-lawyers/

Ian Hanchett

…The discussion then turned back to the restrictions on religious services. Host Tucker Carlson asked, “By what authority did you nullify the Bill of Rights in issuing this order? How do you have the power to do that?”

Murphy responded, “That’s above my pay grade, Tucker. So, I wasn’t thinking of the Bill of Rights when we did this.” Murphy continued that he looked at science and data on social distancing…

 

 

 

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