Federal Judge Slaps Down Andrew Cuomo And Bill de Blasio For Banning Religious Services  By LifeZette | June 26, 2020 3:31PM

Their hypocrisy caught up with them Friday as a federal judge said Democrat New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Democrat Attorney General Letitia James, and Marxist New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “exceeded” their power by limiting worship services but approving mass protests.

U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe issued a preliminary injunction Friday on behalf of two Catholic priests, Steven Soos and Nicholas Stamos, and a trio of Orthodox Jewish congregants, Elchanan Perr, Daniel Schonborn, and Mayer Mayerfeld in Brooklyn, represented by the Thomas More Society.

De Blasio had, “simultaneous pro-protest/anti-religious gathering messages” when he “actively encouraged participation in protests and openly discouraged religious gatherings and threatened religious worshipers,” said Judge Sharpe.

The federal order states, “Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio could have just as easily discouraged protests, short of condemning their message, in the name of public health and exercised discretion to suspend enforcement for public safety reasons instead of encouraging what they knew was a flagrant disregard of the outdoor limits and social distancing rules.”

“They could have also been silent. But by acting as they did, Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio sent a clear message that mass protests are deserving of preferential treatment,” the order adds.

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