New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for non-essential services

Re:New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for ... by gdubs on Friday March 20, 2020 @12:45PM (#22639021)

Wouldn't this fall under 'martial law'?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law_in_the_United_Stat...

"The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."

I guess the legal argument comes down to a lack of a comma between 'invasion' and 'the public safety'. Or whether a virus constitutes 'invasion'.

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Re:New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for ... by klodolph on Friday March 20, 2020 @01:01PM (#22639177)

Habeas corpus isn’t the issue here. It’s 1st / 5th / 14th amendment issues:

- 1st: Right to peacefully assemble

- 14th “nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”

5th has similar text to 14th.

To be clear: I’m not arguing that the various govts. can’t impose quarantines or isolation orders, I’m just outlining which parts of the constitution are relevant to the legal questions.

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Re:New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for ... by gdubs on Friday March 20, 2020 @01:14PM (#22639310)

Thanks. And same – I'm not advocating one way or the other, simply wanting to understand the constitutionality.

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