In Massive Power Grab, Herbert Suspends State Election Law

Mar 27, 2020 · 6m 59s
In Massive Power Grab, Herbert Suspends State Election Law
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Thursday March 26th 2020, (under the premise of a now debunked crisis) Governor Gary Herbert issued an executive order unilaterally suspending legislation and statute governing election law allowing candidates additional...

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Thursday March 26th 2020, (under the premise of a now debunked crisis) Governor Gary Herbert issued an executive order unilaterally suspending legislation and statute governing election law allowing candidates additional time to collect signatures to get on the ballot. This seemed like a blatant unconstitutional power grab, passing legislation (temporary I’m sure) independent of the legislature and a violation of the basic American principle of separation of powers. Unfortunately, though, it was the legislature, through what the founders called “pretend legislation”, that gave him this power just five years ago.

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