Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory vaccination laws. The Court's decision articulated the view that the freedom of the individual must sometimes be subordinated to the common welfare and is subject to the police power of the state.
Legal Precedent - Harlan ruled that personal liberties could be suspended given external circumstances. During an outbreak, for example, the state can encroach on those liberties when "the safety of the general public may demand."
This is why I own a gun. No one from the government is going to force me to put anything into my body that I don't want. If they try, I will put into their body something they don't want.
And I am a huge supporter of vaccinations. Voluntary vaccinations.
He stated his nuanced opinion on the limits of government power by saying that "general terms should be so limited in their application as not to lead to injustice, oppression or absurd consequence".
I would think destroying the economic lives of thousands, even millions, may fall under "absurd consequences" when it comes to these "mitigation" efforts. Where are the damn legal people when you need them!
This is why I own a gun. No one from the government is going to force me to put anything into my body that I don't want. If they try, I will put into their body something they don't want.
And I am a huge supporter of vaccinations. Voluntary vaccinations.
As in: This effer needs re-litigating.
Damn right!
I would think destroying the economic lives of thousands, even millions, may fall under "absurd consequences" when it comes to these "mitigation" efforts. Where are the damn legal people when you need them!
"On the other side"