Some Governors have overstepped. Seems to me they were doing it long before the pandemic. I don’t agree that the Constitution has been suspended, although there are obviously constraint imposed on the exercise of certain rights. Being asked to stay home is certainly going to challenge a lot of people - I am one of them - but under the circumstances it protects the health of many and the economic freedom of all. A crashed HCS and crashed economy will impose a great deal more hardship on everyone. This is temporary.
Governors, however, do have extraordinary powers in time of emergency. The ones that have abused and are abusing those powers need to be challenged. If they try to retain those powers after the emergency is over, then you can fight them in the courts or on the streets as appropriate. And if there is no overstepping but you are still offended by the actions of your state’s officials, there is always the ballot box.
And no, I don’t consider that asserting that abortion is an “essential service” is either honest or ethical. It is entirely in the service of special interests and those governors need to be held accountable. That is a different battlefield, however.
And for the record, it isn’t fear of the virus here. That’s the wrong word and carries the wrong semantical baggage. People that cannot distinguish between being prepared and trying to help others, and fear, must live in their own kind of personal nightmare.
I empathize with the sick and the dead and with the loss their families and friends must endure. But I also see what needs to be done and that the Trump administration is largely saying and doing the right things. I am confident we will come through this as well as we reasonably can. And I will find the positives in the situation. What else is there to do? Certainly not start a rebellion. But when it’s over if you want to go after the governor of your state for being tyrannical, go for it and I’ll cheer you on.
You're right that the Constitution is not technically suspended and I know the governors, though a few may be tempted, have no authority to override Constitutional protections, but it kinda, sorta feels that way ... and I wanted to grab peoples' attention and solicit thoughtful responses with a "National Enquirer-style" statement. Cheers!