re: Cuomo: Quarantine would be "a declaration of war on states"

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He’s not wrong in a sense. He’s basically saying the Fed Government has said you can’t go there without punishment. Which is what you do in war time. I just not sure you can prevent from entering, but leaving is different.

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A government can quarantine individuals they reasonable suspect might have a transmittable disease with due process rights, and they would have to flip the bill. However, no government that I am aware of really has the power to stop movement between the States other than regulation of commerce using the public right.

Can the U.S. stop air traffic to New York or from New York, yes, can the U.S. stop me from walking or driving from NY to PN, not really... no power has been granted to them.

Its called freedom.