Waiting for the Libertarians among us to chime in...
Never give the *BEST* ruler(s) any more authority than you want the very *WORST* possible ones to have.
The idea behind a very very limited government; sure you might have a giant like Washington, Jackson or Reagan, but never, for any reason, in any circumstance give them any more authority or precedent to use the same than you would want Obama or FDR to have.
So no, I don’t think President Trump is constitutionally correct, but basically, because I don’t think he should have anywhere near the authority that some people do; it has nothing do with his love for this country or patriotic vision, I don’t want *ANY* President to think they have the authority eo either shut down or open up anything beyond an elevator in the White House.
Waiting for the Libertarians among us to chime in...Since the Libertarians here are a delicate bunch I will do it for them:
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul appeared to warn President Donald Trump against overreaching on coronavirus restrictions Tuesday, tweeting that “powers not delegated are RESERVED to states & the PEOPLE.”
“The constitution doesn’t allow the federal gov’t to become the ultimate regulator of our lives because they wave a doctor’s note,” Paul said.
“Powers not delegated are RESERVED to states & the PEOPLE. If we dispense with constitutional restraints, we will have more to worry about than a virus.”