Was shocking to hear the Gov’s attorneys argue that in an emergency, all power of the State is vested in the Governor alone including law-making powers - arguing that we cease to be a representative republic with three branches (executive, legislative, and judicial). 1/
Further they argued that during an emergency his decisions cannot be “second guessed” by anyone including the Legislature and the courts. Therefore, they said, his decision to change our election laws overnight without the legislature was right simply because he made it. 2/
Imagine the implications of what the Governor is arguing was true. He can make law & you have no right to influence that decision. You can send him a letter, maybe petition him like a king, but his decision is final and cannot be questioned. 3/
Imagine the implications for civil liberties of such a system. Our history is filled with instances of human rights abuses when one man is given the unlimited powers of the government. 4/
That is why this case is so important. We have to stop this kind of argument and thinking dead in its tracks. We have to shut it down now. That is what we hope the court’s ruling will do. We will not sit by and allow our government to devolve into a dictatorship. 5/5
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