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Travel between Schengen countries was heavily restricted for several months during the pandemic, much more so than travel between US states.
by mmoskal 5y ago
Travel between Schengen countries was heavily restricted for several months during the pandemic, much more so than travel between US states.
- berkes 5y agoSo: taking measures helps. Holding back does not help.
- Jcowell 5y agoNote realistic measures. Has there ever been a case where the Federal government can fully restrict travel ? Does it even have that power over the citizenry?
- simonh 5y agoThe states certainly can, and what's to stop the federal government co-ordinating and supporting state action? Isn't that what it's for? Doing nothing was a choice. Arguably even a strategy.
- IncRnd 5y ago> The states certainly can, and what's to stop the federal government co-ordinating and supporting state action? The Federal Government cannot restrict citizens from traveling between the states. I don't know anyone, here in the US anyway, who would even suggest such an action. The privileges and immunities clause, Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, protects the interstate travel rights of US citizens.
- simonh 5y agoYes, you already made that point, and I responded by saying that the States can do this and the federal government could just co-ordinate it as part of a national strategy. In fact travel rights were actually restricted in practice by the Federal Government and it's agencies, and states under both Republican and Democrat leadership. There are many well established exceptions that restrict access to constitutional rights under various circumstances, so the contention that this can't be done falls a bit flat. If nobody can do it, how come everybody did it?
- IncRnd 5y agoYou're somewhat confused. That was my first comment.