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How does the constitution let Elon do what he wants here? The Constitution gives the government the right to force you, at gunpoint, to pick up a gun and walk o
by bobbylarrybobby 6y ago
How does the constitution let Elon do what he wants here? The Constitution gives the government the right to force you, at gunpoint, to pick up a gun and walk onto a battlefield where other people with guns are expected to shoot at you — see WWII. Given this, and given that we’re in a similar time of emergency, I don’t see how forcing people to not do things that exacerbate the spread of coronavirus is not a right granted the government by the Constitution.
- cwhiz 6y agoElon is defying a local county order, not a state or federal order. That county does not have the right to infringe on Elon’s constitutional rights. The constitution outlines the LIMITS of federal authority and outlines protections for individuals against federal authority. It is not a document FOR the federal government and the federal government doesn’t have any explicit rights.