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Re:WA Gov. Inslee issues emergency proclamation that limits ... by taborj on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @04:12PM (#22549964)
Unfortunately, history has shown that these are the situations that are used as an excuse for a power grab. So, yes, it's exactly the right time for "libertarian pontification" as you put it.

Because there may not be another time. Rights once given away are nearly impossible to regain, and all that.

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Re:WA Gov. Inslee issues emergency proclamation that limits ... by sp332 on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @04:15PM (#22549991)
Yeah it's like people have forgotten how the Patriot Act was pushed through after 9/11.

And aside from debating the merits of federalism generally, maybe I just don't want this specific administration to be in charge of any life-and-death decisions.

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