> And if we decided that we should do some things for public health in the very short term, should we humor every crackpot who wants us to wait?
That's a very short sighted view. Expanding the power of government is not always the answer.
That's a very short sighted view. Expanding the power of government is not always the answer.
We don't want a completely powerless government, we invented government and endowed it with certain powers for a good reason. That's why states of emergency, etc, are temporary and time limited because we are aware of the tradeoffs and downsides of additional govt power vs catastrophic immediate necessity.
If I lived next to an active forest fire, I wouldn't want the govt to commission a 36 month study to determine whether the fire was spread along the ground, or via airborne flaming leaves and embers. I would want them to put it out, even if that meant exercising temporary emergency powers like closing a road or shutting off a power line.
I just want to point out that, according to the U.S. federal government, we are still in a "temporary" state of emergency, and have been for 30 months now.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/15/health/covid-public-health-em...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_emergencies_i...
Also, "State of Emergency" != Martial Law, so I'm not sure what you & your ilk are so disturbed about.
Does "The public health emergency declaration allows many Americans to obtain free Covid-19 testing, therapeutic treatment and vaccines. Once it ends, people could face out-of-pocket costs" sound like tyrannical government overreach to you? (from your link)
Speaking of which, New York is now in a State of Emergency because there is a polio outbreak in 2022
Great job, guys. A polio outbreak in New York in 2022. FDR would be proud of us.
POLIO.
I can't imagine vaccinate "skepticism" (read: illiteracy and dearth of critical thinking) has nothing to do with this.
POLIO. In 2022. We did this.
Can't wait to see what we manage to fuck up in the next 20 years.
First off there are two strains of polio. It will never be eradicated, it'll just mutate and move on. Just like the Spanish Flu did.
Second
> "State of Emergency" != Martial Law
It certainly was being treated like that early days during the pandemic. Shuttering all businesses, forcing people to stay home, and curfews.
> Emergency powers help us keep more Americans safe & alive. > ... > Can't wait to see what we manage to fuck up in the next 20 years.
You are being hyperbolic.