> People outside the US often don't realize it, but the states have more power than the Federal government in many areas. Especially when a local or a statewid

> People outside the US often don't realize it, but the states have more power than the Federal government in many areas. Especially when a local or a statewide emergency is declared. At that point, all bets are off and authorities can do pretty much whatever they want until someone gets a judge to issue an injunction, which they're a lot less likely to do in a state of emergency unless its gross abuse of civil liberties. Even then, if it goes on long enough, executive power at all levels of government becomes even harder to curtail.