3 ms·
No, Congress has the power to issue a quarantine affecting the states, under the Commerce Clause. The Executive does not, absent a specific law authorizing suc
by gamblor956 7y ago
No, Congress has the power to issue a quarantine affecting the states, under the Commerce Clause.
The Executive does not, absent a specific law authorizing such a shutdown (i.e., a delegation of Congress' Commerce Clause powers, and no such law currently exists.
- throwaway_USD 7y agoI never once said the Executive.
- dragonwriter 7y agoThe claim being debated was that Trump had the power to declare a national lockdown. Last I checked, Trump wasn't Congress but the head of the Executive branch.
- throwaway_USD 7y agoAt all times I said "federal government," someone else injected Trump into the thread, and the person I replied to replied directly to me saying my statement was wrong not the other poster, but clearly my statement references "federal government" and he says "no Congress." Last I checked, Congress is part of the federal government.