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Isn't the correct response to that ensuring rollback of the measures once the crisis has passed, rather than resisting commonsense measures during a crisis, tho
by jfoster 6y ago
Isn't the correct response to that ensuring rollback of the measures once the crisis has passed, rather than resisting commonsense measures during a crisis, though?
- burnthrow 6y agoYes, exactly why there's a Bureau of Overreach Rollbacks.
- macinjosh 6y agoTo my mind exchanging liberty for safety is never common sense.
- ciarannolan 6y agoThe nature of principles, like the ones enumerated in the US Constitution, is that they do not change with changing circumstances.
- exegete 6y agoLike the 10th amendment? The 10th amendment seems to give a lot of leeway to States, assuming their respective Constitutions allow governors to take on emergency powers during a public health crisis which seems to be the case in most states.
- ciarannolan 6y agoWhat about the 9 amendments before that one? Restricting religious practice or the right to assembly are not principles we should cede.
- m463 6y agoI have noticed in the last ~20 years (?) that some laws have had expiration dates. I'm uncertain if this is a good thing or a bad thing. On one hand it could try new things and revert them if they don't work, and prevent temporary necessities from lingering. On the other hand, it could also be used to pass truly terrible laws under the guise of impermanence.