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originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
The 1918 flu certainly is a precedent.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: neutronflux
Sorry that two hundred years of legal challenges to states emergency powers proves there is no context that Trump could legally or meaningfully do anything from the get go of the first 28 to 30 days of state lockdowns.
There has been nothing like this prior so stop thinking this happened before.
How U.S. Cities Tried to Halt the Spread of the 1918 Spanish Flu
When a flu outbreak at a nearby military barracks first spread into the St. Louis civilian population, Starkloff wasted no time closing the schools, shuttering movie theaters and pool halls, and banning all public gatherings. There was pushback from business owners, but Starkloff and the mayor held their ground. When infections swelled as expected, thousands of sick residents were treated at home by a network of volunteer nurses.
Dehner says that because of these precautions, St. Louis public health officials were able to “flatten the curve” and keep the flu epidemic from exploding overnight as it did in Philadelphia.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: neutronflux
Sorry that two hundred years of legal challenges to states emergency powers proves there is no context that Trump could legally or meaningfully do anything from the get go of the first 28 to 30 days of state lockdowns.
There has been nothing like this prior so stop thinking this happened before.
originally posted by: neutronflux
As far as government picking winners and losers? That has being going on decades...
originally posted by: neutronflux
You said nothing like this ever happen.