Quote (ThatAlex @ 24 Mar 2020 05:44)
Agreed.
On a slightly different point, I'm a fan of slow government. A lot of tyranny has been introduced into this country in the name of national security and the greater good.
In this particular case, a quick government response would be most beneficial. But in most cases, I think politicians and governments take advantage of crises far too often and with haste.
let's not forget they already tried it in this instance as well: william barr's DOJ asked congress for significant additional emergency powers (that would apply during every kind of emergency, including natural disasters), that would severely erode habeas corpus rights:
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/the-doj-is-seeking-broad-emergency-powers-to-maintain-law-and-order/luckily there seems to be some strong opposition to that in congress, but yeah, the party of the PATRIOT act is at it again. i wonder why they hate freedom so much...