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I recommend this episode of Advisory Opinions on the legal specifics around these sorts of actions in the US: https://overcast.fm/+V-MhulG34 https://overcast.f
by monocularvision 7y ago
I recommend this episode of Advisory Opinions on the legal specifics around these sorts of actions in the US:
https://overcast.fm/+V-MhulG34 https://overcast.fm/+V-MhulG34
The TLDR is that most of the general “police” power in the US sits in the hands of the States.
- yibg 7y agoBut surely testing, contact tracing etc as done in parts of Asia can be coordinated centrally.
- lonelappde 7y agoA US state is essentially a country elsewhere. It's not that big a deal to do most things statewide instead of nationwide..