Oddly enough, in this case the local and state government does have a reason and did follow due process. A company that disagrees can sue -- more due process.
I read an amusing analogy, we have what we call the "Schrodinger's disease".
The government tries to protect me from the disease and suspects me of spreading the disease - all at the same time.
Even though I don't want that protection and I am not sick. Doesnt' matter, I have to oblige.
Mature democracies should have the ability to carefully and responsibly limit some rights in times of great crisis, such as wars and pandemics.
It is really not how it should work at all.
Assuming everyone is infected at all times is both absurd and most importantly unworkable and counterproductive. The net effect is the opposite of what it wants to achieve.
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Why point the finger at California? The federal government has done so too.
* making it illegal for homeless people to exist in cities (loitering laws etc. when the homeless cannot help but break the law)
* taking away the right to bear arms as soon as black people started carrying firearms for self defense
* a long history of police brutality in the LAPD against minorities
* Los Angeles refusing to protect Asian Americans during race riots
* The California Dept of Labor refusing to enforce minimum wage laws regardless of the citizenship status of workers (only the federal government has to enforce border and immigration laws)
We're talking about California in this thread. If you want to talk about the federal government you're free to do so.