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* Edgar County Watchdogs…

Silver Lake Law Group ltd. attorney Tom Devore is representing Kirk Allen and John Kraft, founders of the Edgar County Watchdogs Inc. in a recently filed Declaratory Judgment action against Governor Pritzker in relation to his perpetual issuance of disaster proclamations.

ECWd was the first to expose the fact Governor Pritzkers Executive Orders do not trump the people’s due process rights in this article on March 15th, 2020. Two weeks later we provided this article, Illinois Business and Citizen Road Map to Freedom that outlined the people’s rights in relation to Governor Pritzkers overreach in his Executive Orders relate to COVID 19.

Here we are over a year later and Governor Pritzker is still issuing Disaster Proclamations and to date 76 Executive Orders. It is our opinion, as well as our attorney’s, the emergency powers under section 7 are not without limits.

It appears from an additional Executive Order that the Governor has no intention of recognizing his limited powers. As we exposed in this article, “The King Has No Clothes”, the Governor has issued Executive Orders that amount to legislative action, a power never given.

* From the lawsuit…

COUNT I
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FINDING EACH SUBSEQUENT DISASTER PROCLAMATION WAS VOID FOR FAILING TO MEET THE DEFINITION OF A DISASTER AS DEFINED IN THE IEMAA […]

COUNT II
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FINDING PRITZKER HAD NO STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO UTILIZE EMERGENCY POWERS AFTER APRIL 08, 2020 […]

COUNT III
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT THAT SECTION 7 OF THE IEMAA VIOLATES THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:24 am

Comments

I guess some people just don’t mind be losers.

Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:25 am
Does this mean we can now get ECW into depositions and learn a little about their $$$ come from?
Should be fun

Comment by Annonin' Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:30 am
Every new filing by DeVore gets a bit cuter in its approaches.

Comment by walker Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:39 am
Five years ago ECW seemed to know what they were doing.

By their actions here, they are no longer in the same state of mind they were five years ago.

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:41 am
Eventually, “Professor” Harold Hill would have to leave town after the band instruments didn’t show up and there was no town band.

The fact that DeVore is probably on to buying a second house, maybe another car, saving for a cushy retirement as these marks keep paying this man to lose, “but lose gracefully” is embarrassingly comical and I’d love to warn these folks, but when the marks are this easy, the money is too good for DeVore to stop.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:45 am
ECW are basically lawsuit trolls from what I can see. They can collect money for their “legal fees” if they win. Not too surprisingly, those tend to be exorbitant.

Comment by wayward Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:48 am
Tom DeVore reminds me of Lionel Hutz.

Your ad says no money down. Oops. It should read “No, Money down (exclamation point)”

Comment by Jocko Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:51 am
Covid is still here Mr. DeVore. The legislature could override the Governor’s Executive Orders and time they’d like. The vast majority of the people in this state seem to agree given the Democratic dominance in Illinois that Governor Pritzker is doing a great job. I’ve got some due process for you and your freedom, you grifter. Just dry up and blow away. You’re a waste of breath.

Comment by PublicServant Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:54 am
Back when I was a young lawyer, clients would ask, “Can I get sued?” The response was always, “Yes, if your opponent has $36.” Point being, filing lawsuits and winning lawsuits are two entirely different things. Second point being, “$36! I must really be old.”

Comment by Mike K Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 11:01 am
This definitely fits the definition of “insanity”: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 11:03 am
The only problem with DeVore’s opinion on the Governor’s Executive order authority is that the courts don’t agree with him. But as he told us previously the goal here is not to win. So for anyone foolish enough to choose him as their attorney the question they must ask themselves is what is the goal and how does it benefit anyone other than Tom DeVore?

Comment by Pundent Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 11:07 am
Just saw a FB friend post a picture of a typed notice outside a Dairy Queen in Pontiac.

It says:

“Notice

We have returned to normal operation.

Enter at your own risk

Masks are not required for entry and are not required for staff

If you are not comfortable being in a public space with others drive-thru is always available”

DeVore lawsuits or not, I do not think the emergency COVID orders are going to be able to be enforced Downstate much longer.

Comment by hisgirlfriday Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 11:07 am
Perhaps DeVore thinks his case will end up before the Wisconsin Supreme Court? /s

Comment by Anyone Remember Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 11:11 am
Seems DeVore and the Watchdogs think the tide has turned since the Sangamon County Judge hasn’t agreed with the Governor lately. To him that’s a major victory and part of the reason to go forward with this lawsuit. One of the Dogs lost already suing the Governor over his closing the Bars.

One would think if they were serious about winning they would’ve found a better Attorney to handle their lawsuit. Maybe they tried and got turned down?

Comment by Club J Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 11:17 am
Here is the real unreported story: the lower courts ruled on the eviction moratorium last July. The appellate court has STILL not ruled on the case.

Comment by Illiniwack Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 11:22 am
The “still issuing Disaster Proclamations and Executive Orders” argument sounded familiar. Then I realized where it had been used before - DeVore’s case with then-Rep. Bailey as plaintiff, the one that fell apart when it was transferred from Clay County to Sangamon County (#2020-MR-00589). Here’s part of the docket entry for 11/16/20, where Judge Grischow responds to the same argument: “The Court finds as follows: The Governor lawfully issued EO5, EO40, EO44 and all subsequent Executive Orders; IDPH and ISBE lawfully issued Guidance; and the schools and their officers and employees, agents and persons acting in concert with them are not exempt from public health measures required under the executive orders.”

Comment by Monadnock Pigeon Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 11:31 am
===I do not think the emergency===

Infection rates are declining. The plural of “anecdote” is not “data.”

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:13 pm
==“Notice

We have returned to normal operation.

Enter at your own risk

Masks are not required for entry and are not required for staff

If you are not comfortable being in a public space with others drive-thru is always available”==

Then the local Public Health Department isn’t doing it’s job. If they aren’t going to follow rules they need to be shut down until they do.

Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:26 pm
=ECWd was the first to expose the fact Governor Pritzkers Executive Orders do not trump the people’s due process rights =

They may want to read the 10th Amendment.

The ECW has long been a group that people via social media and abuse of FOIA when they don’t like something. Facts have never been very important.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:32 pm
ECW haven’t been fairing well in Macoupin recently:

https://enquirerdemocrat.com/carlinville-council-receives-praise-alluvial-victory/

Comment by Macoupin Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:52 pm
Or faring well…

Comment by Macoupin Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 1:14 pm
“ECWd was the first to expose the fact […] in this article on March 15th, 2020.” That sounds to me like “We said something in a blog post, therefore it must be true.” If so, I don’t think the legal system works quite that way.

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 2:09 pm
Mike K for the win.

Comment by filmmaker prof Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 3:31 pm
The “watchdogs” are the eastern block P.R. Arm, enough said.

Comment by Elliott Ness Wednesday, Apr 28, 21 @ 7:28 am