Originally Posted by
JoshK
How is any of this legal? Our governor in Illinois does not have the power to overturn any voting laws or suspend elections, or require the legislature to meet via teleconference because these all require changes to current laws/mandates/policies, but he can mandate a shut down of “non-essential” businesses and he can grant workman’s comp to nurses and other first responders with no proof they contracted COVID-19 at work. Turns out these are all powers granted to him under the Illinois Emergency Management Act.
Also, cities all over the country are mandating face coverings. Which I am sure our governor will mandate for Illinois as part of lifting the house arrest order. And I cannot find anything online that gives the Government power to do this either. So does that mean the lack of a law forbidding the Government to do something gives them the authority to enact anything? Or what if we stay under this Emergency Management Act indefinitely? And all Pritzker continues to do is deflect everything to the CDC, epidemiologist, doctors, and mathematicians on “flatting the curve.” I guess we were so worried about military take overs we didn’t plan on how to defend against Healthcare Industry take overs.
When they get a vaccine and I don’t get my shot, but it can be proved through “test and trace” that I passed the virus to someone, could I be tried for assault or murder if they die? I’m sure I’m just being paranoid.