GOVERNOR KELLY'S EXECUTIVE ORDER CRIMINALIZING RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS 

TOPEKA- The Kansas Republican Party’s Chairman, Mike Kuckelman and Executive Director, Shannon Golden today issued the following statements on Governor Laura Kelly’s executive order prohibiting church services.

"We must do what we can to protect one another’s well-being, but an executive order that blatantly violates the United States and Kansas constitutions is not the answer," Kansas Republican Party Chairman, Mike Kuckelman said. "We urge everyone to follow the recommendations of President Trump and the CDC."   

"Governor Kelly’s executive order prohibiting churches from holding services is not only disproportionate, but it is unconstitutional," Kansas Republican Party Executive Director, Shannon Golden said. "Most Kansas churches have been cooperating with suggested guidelines to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, yet Governor Kelly still insists on giving in to her authoritarian impulses." 
 

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