It’s just the flu, bro.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/are-lockdown-orders-constitutional
Old article on the constitutionality of lockdowns. Basically states can do whatever they want, although equal protection clauses could be used to strike down a law if, for example, one law was stricter on one type of business over another.
Federalism is one of the many great things about the US. When one state like New York or Michigan enacts stupid laws, their citizens can move from that state to one that has better laws, such as Florida and Texas.
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3953038/posts
This article discusses how deaths are BELOW normal levels now. Who are we saving with lockdowns and masks? How far below normal do they want the death rate to be? Again, the only explanation is that a life lost to Covid, even if they are and 88 year old diabetic, is worth more than the life of 20 year old suicide victim, a car crash fatality, and the lives of a family destroyed (or not started) due to lockdown impacts on the economy.
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:: Basically states can do whatever they want, although equal protection clauses could be used to strike down a law if, for example, one law was stricter on one type of business over another. ::
The 14th Amendment is relevant as is the Interstate Commerce clause.
An ordered lockdown is only applicable to the residents of the State locked-down.
Residents of other states do not have to comply when in the locked-down State.
Interstate Commerce is violated when a business, operating in multiple States, is treated differently among those States simply by having operations within a certain State.
Any such orders must be approved by Congress.