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[–]Drewski 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Only partly right, according to the constitution the government cannot prevent people from assembling, lock people in their homes or face arrest, and shutdown businesses, regardless of the perceived risk. Our rights do not go away during an emergency.

[–]fred_red_beans 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're right, our rights do not go away during an emergency. I guess I've observed our rights being so eroded or encroached for the last decades that I've just become conditioned to it.