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Please point out to me an article, section or amendment that states that the first amendment can be disregarded by any local, state or federal official. Let me save you some time, there is none. You need to read and study the document. I know you have not.

The idea that the first amendment somehow constrains state governments is something that has been decided by the courts—not the Constitution itself. The first amendment reads “Congress shall make no law...” Historically the states existed before the U.S. and the Constitution and have police powers that are denied the Federal government. This is why things like stay-at-home/social distancing orders have to be issued on a state level, not national.

Apparently one big problem in confronting the Wuhan Chinese Virus is that people are contagious several days before they are symptomatic. This means anyone could be a carrier—even someone who looks and feels perfectly fine. The lockdowns are being adopted world-wide—not just in the U.S. so virtually everyone in decision-making authority is making the same call.

No doubt there will lawsuits aplenty after this is all over. Right now, the courts are closed.