Originally Posted by
CaptainMongo
It’s absurd because it’s not true. Federal law, in this case, supersedes state law.
Really, go enforce it. US has a federalist system of government which places the majority of relevent law enforcement in the states hands. The fed could order a nationwide lockdown, but it would be up to the states/cities to enforce it. Not going to happen. The federal government has left it up to the states to determine individual lockdown methods after reviewing federal law. In some cases cities write their own rules (NYC for example). Above that, corporations and the federal gov't agencies themselves have the ability to set there own guidelines locally. Last week Microsoft sent everyone home. This week Google. Want to travel on business from Massachusetts to Texas? Arrive in TX and self-quarantine for 14 days before being allowed to enter workplace. Return to MA? Self- quarantine for another 14 days. Return to NH instead, go to work in MA the next day. Ask the governor of Rhode Island what happened when she tried to block entry of vehicles from NY into RI. Didn't work.