Campaigning during a crisis
We've seen that American politics can survive pandemics and other crises. That's good. But what about political campaigns?
We've seen that American politics can survive pandemics and other crises. That's good. But what about political campaigns?
A number of state and local governments have delayed primary elections out of concerns for voter safety during the current epidemic. While such precautionary measures may seem alien, the nation ha conducted its political business (including voting
) in times or war, economic collapse, and yes, epidemic.
Concerns about whether some in governments would the coronavirus epidemic to curtail certain rights have been around since the first emergency declarations were issued. As Reason's J.D.
Even when emergency conditions require governments to exercize extraordinary powers, there are still limits to what the state can do when it comes to fundamental individual rights.
Not that some seem to care about such constitutional niceties:
Governments react poorly to crises, and the coronavirus epidemic is proving that in spades.