Constitutional rights according to Article IV, section I (By Ava Fischer/Student contributor)
By BO MYERS – Student contributor
Pennsylvania law states under Title 35: Chapter 73 (COMMONWEALTH SERVICES), Subchapter A (THE GOVERNOR AND DISASTER EMERGENCIES), Statue 7301 Subsection B:
The Governor may issue, amend and rescind executive orders, proclamations, and regulations which shall have the force and effect of law.
Allow us to restate that there is a ten-day time limit where the governor can veto Pennsylvania congresses bill to reverse the shutdown. The governor was presented with the bill Sept. 11, 2020, and vetoed it Monday before the bill was enacted without his consent.
Therefore, to clarify from our previous article, it is within the legal limits to have more than 25 people in a room and 250 gathered outside. However, it is important to note that the state mandate is still in effect, that we must remain socially distant, and it is still necessary to wear masks.
When the federal court ruling against Wolf occurred, responsible school districts immediately contacted their solicitors for legal advice. Just as the school has a policy of not smoking on school grounds, it also has rules pertaining to spectators viewing events.
Every school has a specific health and safety plan in order to keep the student body safe. School districts will have to review and update their policies to reflect the changes in the judge’s decision. Until a new plan is approved by the school board, we must still adhere to the policies in place due to the school’s local authority to make those decisions.
Even though the Governor’s order was declared unconstitutional, it was still within his power to order it. Judge Stickman’s ruling is an excellent example of why our governmental system of checks and balances works so well.
Bo Myers and Ava Fischer are students at Cranberry High School and members of Cranberry Chronicles, the school’s journalism/publications class.
