“A vow to follow Constitution” was signed by Rep. Kraft and, I presume, 11 other Republican colleagues. The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court over nearly 200 years, grant state governments the primary authority to control the spread of dangerous diseases within their jurisdictions. The way this letter is written can be considered misleading in that it is vague on which declaration is being discussed. I wonder which Constitution Rep. Kraft is referring to if her letter is referring to COVID-19.
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