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Correct move. Should be done statewide and nationwide as well. Sorry about your trade convention, I had a show I wanted to go to next month as well, but this
by paulmd 7y ago
Correct move. Should be done statewide and nationwide as well.
Sorry about your trade convention, I had a show I wanted to go to next month as well, but this is probably the single largest move that could be done to help limit the spread. I'd even say to reduce that to 50 people or so.
Kinda awkward to have to tell people they can't go to church but even that's not the best idea right now.
- loeg 7y ago250 people is a pretty large church draw. Most will be smaller than that anyway with some people self-isolating.
- sp332 7y agoI thought that sounded small, but the median church size is around 75 people (as of 2009 anyway). https://internetmonk.com/archive/michael-bell-what-is-an-average-church https://internetmonk.com/archive/michael-bell-what-is-an-ave... So the majority of churchgoers will be affected, but a minority of churches.
- loeg 7y agoYeah, it impacts mostly the evangelical megachurches and less typical protestant or catholic churches.
- dantheman 7y agoMitigation should be done at the state level, with the federal government recommending best practices.
- paulmd 7y agonow's not really the time for libertarian pontification about the merits of federalism Nor are you are not legally in the right here to claim that as a solely state power. The CDC has well-established authority and duty to prevent the spread of communicable disease. This has been litigated to SCOTUS numerous times. https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/aboutlawsregulationsquarantineisolation.html https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/aboutlawsregulationsquarantin...
- taborj 7y agoUnfortunately, 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.
- sp332 7y agoYeah 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.
- sp332 7y agoEthics questions are more important during dangerous life-and-death incidents, not less. https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1237557583717621760 https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1237557583717621760