The Latest: Kentucky Supreme Court reins in Gov. Beshear

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky governor’s efforts to combat COVID-19 have suffered a landmark legal defeat.

The state’s high court on Saturday cleared the way for laws reining in his emergency powers to take effect. The state Supreme Court ordered a lower court to dissolve an injunction blocking the new Republican-backed laws limiting Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency powers.

The ruling revolves around a dispute between Beshear and the GOP-led legislature over the scope of the governor’s executive authority in times of emergencies. It comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are surging in Kentucky.

The governor lifted most of his pandemic restrictions in June. But with COVID-19 cases spiking due to the delta variant, he signed a recent executive order imposing an indoor mask mandate in K-12 schools, child care and pre-kindergarten programs across Kentucky.



FILE - In this April 7, 2021, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to reporters at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. The Kentucky governor's efforts to aggressively combat COVID-19 suffered a landmark legal defeat Saturday, Aug. 21, as the state's high court cleared the way for new laws to rein in his emergency powers. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)


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[Traildogbob]

1. Look on the bright side

They, the courts, will kill mostly Rand Paul and McConnell supporters. It could get bad enough to reach them. Buh bye y’all. FreeDumb.

[HUAJIAO]

8. I don't think kids in K-12 are big political know-it-alls but the virus sure can kill them..

[Traildogbob]

10. Not cheering for kids

To be infected. But Kentucky leaders sure don’t seen to give a F*** about their own. And those that push rules that may kill those kids, ARE political Know it all’s.

[C Moon]

2. The GOP is betting on keeping COVID alive to win in 2022 and beyond. I really hope this backfires.

I'm guessing it comes Putin approved.
After all, if COVID is eliminated, the economy is going to flourish like the 1920's, it was said.

[No Vested Interest]

3. Andy Beshear has done a good job of communicating and acting defensively

against CoVid in the state of Kentucky.

He speaks reasonably to his citizens, and results have been better than they could have been without his common-sense approach.
Most of KY's state officials are Republican at present, but the former governor, a Republican, was so abrasive that Andy Beshear won when not many Dems did.
(I live across the river in Ohio, but KY doings are highly reported on in the area, so we can't help noticing.)

[Bayard]

12. Beshear has been really good for KY

But our asshole legislators are determined to undermine that in any way they can. Doesn't matter who they kill.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. 'Reins in' ... as if the guy was out of control ... typical AP headline style I must say (nt)

[texasfiddler]

5. GOP headline "reins in". Such a bullshit headline. He is trying to save lives. GOP is not.

[Corgigal]

6. And I'm sure,

if w child gets ill, or worst dies, we will know who killed that child. The Governor is not responsible.

[rickford66]

7. GQPers do this all the time.

If a republican wins the recall in California, the Dems should strip the new Gov of as much of his/her power as possible.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. COVIDIOT judges

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Because in a crisis, it's so much better to wait for the legislature to assemble, argue, debate, act

Am I right?

[twodogsbarking]

13. Children will spread the more dangerous virus

at the speed of death.