I know the Constitution is already pretty much dead, but I'm still saddened that nobody in these threads is bringing up the potentially disturbing precedent of

I know the Constitution is already pretty much dead, but I'm still saddened that nobody in these threads is bringing up the potentially disturbing precedent of this sort of thing yet. This is literally abridging the right of the people to peacefully assemble. It's not during times of crisis that we should be more willing to accept abridging of our civil rights. It's during times of crisis where the state's ability to continue respecting the civil rights of its citizens is most important. Pandemic or not, we need to hold politicians accountable when they erode civil rights like this.