Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid-19 threat

Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid... by michaelt on Thursday March 12, 2020 @09:14AM (#22556429)

If the internment of Japanese-American citizens during WW2 [1] was legally possible for the federal government, to me it would seem odd if cancelling Coachella wasn't.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_America...

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Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid... by makomk on Thursday March 12, 2020 @10:14AM (#22557060)

The US courts have since explicitly rejected the reasoning used to justify the internment of Japanese-American citizens. It would not be legally possible today.

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Re:Why some governments appear not to be acting on the Covid... by angry_octet on Thursday March 12, 2020 @01:27PM (#22559313)

So do it anyway, and then 12 months later, after everyone is released, maybe the Supreme Court says you can't do it.

I'm not sating that it is a good idea, just that judicial review doesn't seem particularly effective.

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