Thanks for the reply, but not one of those points changes my opinion. (1) This does not appear to be a check on power to me. Some legal (to the state) business

Thanks for the reply, but not one of those points changes my opinion. (1) This does not appear to be a check on power to me. Some legal (to the state) businesses were raided during this time, and they had no recourse. (2) Is it that difficult to put a temporary law in place to codify this? Isn't that what we pay officials to do? Seems there are a lot of laws made for every single reason, when there's rich lobbyists involved... (3) This would quickly cause both the police and citizens to lobby for laws that are both reasonable and enforceable. Both of which are good things IMO. So I understand your points and agree they are relevant, but I don't agree with your conclusion. The cynic in me says that the real reason for selective enforcement is so any individual can be selected as a criminal when those with the power to apply them deem it necessary. I believe most laws should have an expiry/review date.