Ok, but what do you do when said authority is hellbent on forcing people back to work and reopening the economy when your local metrics show that would be a rea

Ok, but what do you do when said authority is hellbent on forcing people back to work and reopening the economy when your local metrics show that would be a really bad idea? While the Federal Government may have the ability to restrict the states, I don't see any avenue where they can legally prohibit local/statewide restrictions that are stronger than Federal rules. Perhaps through "encouragement" but that still leaves a lot of unanswered questions.