Opinion | We'll likely need to surrender some of our rights to corral the coronavirus. But we need to insist 'emergency powers' have a oversight and an end date. By anthonyLfisher
In the fog of war, the government drops its boot heel on the throat of Americans' civil liberties. The war on the coronavirus is no exception.Some limits on people's freedoms may prove to be necessary to stanch the spread of the pandemic, but we need to remain vigilant against so-called "emergency" measures becoming institutionalized.
put it, the new law "eliminate[d] checks and balances that previously gave courts the opportunity to ensure that those powers were not abused." That's because in the fog of war, the government drops its boot heel on the throat of Americans' civil liberties.The problem is emergency powers have a way of outliving their emergencies.
to look for cars with New York license plates parked outside homes to instruct the inhabitants to self-quarantine, the immediate backlash led to a quick reversal of the policy.
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