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COVID-19 and the Constitution

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COVID-19 and the Constitution
The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 1, 2020. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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Americans’ constitutional rights aren’t luxuries to be thrown away in times of crisis. They are central to our economic and social system and key to our success. To discard them is to cut our own throats.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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