Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
[Re: adam m]
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I feel it's a common sense call. There are and have been a lot of so called "healthy people" who didn't feel sick ended up with the virus even though they didn't have any symptoms. By the time they did have symptoms, it was too late for the rest of the people they were in close contact with.
According to our local TV station, in our state that applied to about 30% of the workforce that were required to stay home as non-essential workers. In the higher populated states, staying at home, especially for non-essential workers it's a no brainer, IMO.
Most in this country have things people in other countries only dream about. Yet, they want America to be more like those other countries.
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
[Re: adam m]
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There's a difference between what's a good idea and what's legal, and sometimes when the government tells you that you can't do something, it makes it all the more important to do it, so they don't get the idea that you're just going to bend over and take it. For example it's not normally the best idea to march around the state capitol with an AR15, but if the government tells you that you can't own an AR15, maybe it's time to buy one and go for a march. In the same vein, it's not normally a good idea to go to church when a bunch of people are sick, but when the government tells you that you can't go to church, maybe it's time to defy them and meet with fellow believers.
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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There's a difference between what's a good idea and what's legal, and sometimes when the government tells you that you can't do something, it makes it all the more important to do it, so they don't get the idea that you're just going to bend over and take it. For example it's not normally the best idea to march around the state capitol with an AR15, but if the government tells you that you can't own an AR15, maybe it's time to buy one and go for a march. In the same vein, it's not normally a good idea to go to church when a bunch of people are sick, but when the government tells you that you can't go to church, maybe it's time to defy them and meet with fellow believers. I hear what you're saying, but don't you know that an AR-15 is the same weapon soldiers take to war, according to Nancy Pelosi?
Most in this country have things people in other countries only dream about. Yet, they want America to be more like those other countries.
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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I agree with your example of the Ar15. That can impact your life. But when you may infect and kill someone else because you are exercising your 'rights' to assemble.....your rights are null & void.IMO Morally right and just plain common sense.
Most in this country have things people in other countries only dream about. Yet, they want America to be more like those other countries.
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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I agree with your example of the Ar15. That can impact your life. But when you may infect and kill someone else because you are exercising your 'rights' to assemble.....your rights are null & void.IMO But can't I infect and kill someone with the flu? Are my rights null and void during flu season? Yes, I realize that covid19 is certainly more infectious, and possibly deadlier than the flu, but the flu still kills 20,000+ people. Would it be worth shutting down the country and forcing people to stay home like this every flu season if 20,000+ lives could be saved? To use a non-disease example,what about car crashes? If we restricted car travel to essential travel only, we would certainly save lives, right? Certainly nobody needs to go for a Sunday afternoon drive, if it would save lives?
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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I just deleted everything I was responding with. Some just live in another world. Tom
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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"All things are lawful, but not all things are advantageous.All things are lawful, but not all things build up.Let each one keep seeking, not his own advantage, but that of the other person." 1 Cor. :23,24
Certainly , a thoughtful path that many have been doing as of late, in not spreading sickness.
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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I agree with your example of the Ar15. That can impact your life. But when you may infect and kill someone else because you are exercising your 'rights' to assemble.....your rights are null & void.IMO But can't I infect and kill someone with the flu? Are my rights null and void during flu season? Yes, I realize that covid19 is certainly more infectious, and possibly deadlier than the flu, but the flu still kills 20,000+ people. Would it be worth shutting down the country and forcing people to stay home like this every flu season if 20,000+ lives could be saved? To use a non-disease example,what about car crashes? If we restricted car travel to essential travel only, we would certainly save lives, right? Certainly nobody needs to go for a Sunday afternoon drive, if it would save lives? If there was a legal sanction against travel or assembly due to an ordinary flu outbreak, then YES your rights would be null & void. But we have never seen that degree of need until this point.
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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If there was a legal sanction against travel or assembly due to an ordinary flu outbreak, then YES your rights would be null & void. But we have never seen that degree of need until this point. I was more asking your opinion about whether or not you thought the restrictions are a good idea. If it's a good idea to shut the country down to save live from the coronavirus, is it a good idea to shut the country down to save lives from the flu also? (also, rights aren't null and void just because the government says so.)
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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If the government was actually going by the Constitution a lot of things would be different right now.
So they are pretty much doing whatever they want and it will be no different with this.
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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If there was a legal sanction against travel or assembly due to an ordinary flu outbreak, then YES your rights would be null & void. But we have never seen that degree of need until this point. I was more asking your opinion about whether or not you thought the restrictions are a good idea. If it's a good idea to shut the country down to save live from the coronavirus, is it a good idea to shut the country down to save lives from the flu also? (also, rights aren't null and void just because the government says so.) I do think it's a good idea to shut the country down due to this virus. Apparently people a lot smarter than I am believe this virus is far more dangerous than the seasonal flu. We at least have semi-effective inoculations that help to defeat the seasonal flu. So far, we don't have that with CV19
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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I agree with your example of the Ar15. That can impact your life. But when you may infect and kill someone else because you are exercising your 'rights' to assemble.....your rights are null & void.IMO To my ears this sound like the argument for gun control. We have to take your guns because you may shoot and kill someone else because you are exercising your "rights" to bear arms. To be clear, this is not a dig at White. I have read this site daily for a number of years and have a great deal of respect for the man's opinion.
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Re: Are shutdowns constitutional?
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I agree with your example of the Ar15. That can impact your life. But when you may infect and kill someone else because you are exercising your 'rights' to assemble.....your rights are null & void.IMO To my ears this sound like the argument for gun control. We have to take your guns because you may shoot and kill someone else because you are exercising your "rights" to bear arms. To be clear, this is not a dig at White. I have read this site daily for a number of years and have a great deal of respect for the man's opinion. I can see how you think that. Maybe a better way to express it is the old saying that "Your rights end at the tip of my nose".
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