Re:Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down stay-at-home order t...
by xienze on Thursday May 14, 2020 @08:25AM
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> Have the debate about who can activate quarantine under what grounds and in which circumstances, pass the bill and enumerate those powers.
How’s that working out for terrorism via the PATRIOT Act? People are rightly suspicious of granting sweeping powers to the government in “special circumstances.” There’s ALWAYS the threat of a pandemic, it’s not stretch to assume these “emergency powers” become activated indefinitely, sorta like how these lockdowns are continuing indefinitely.
This isn’t the rule of law. It’s a cop out.
The problem is leaders had insufficient authorised powers. The solution to that isn’t to ignore the law. It’s to change it. Have the debate about who can activate quarantine under what grounds and in which circumstances, pass the bill and enumerate those powers.
Playing devil’s advocate, the precedent of a single leader having the power to place millions under effective house arrest with limited checks or balances is ripe for abuse.