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Massachusetts Governor Targets Churches for Shutdown Rules He Didn't Apply to Home Depot


My article at the Federalist

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker took it upon himself to make the salvation of our immortal souls constitutionally subordinate to the authority of the government. This is wrong and illegal.

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