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Justice Alito: COVID Has Resulted in ‘Unimaginable Restrictions on Individual Liberty’

(CNS News) — Actions apparently designed to combat the coronavirus have resulted in “previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty,” said Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday, in remarks presented by video before the Federalist Society’s 2020 National Lawyers Convention.

Justice Alito stressed that he was not passing judgment on the necessity or legality of the restrictions, but only pointing out how they have limited Americans’ liberty, particularly in terms of religious liberty and freedom of speech.

“I’m now going to say something that I hope will not be twisted or misunderstood, but I have spent more than 20 years in Washington, so I’m not overly optimistic,” said Alito. “In any event, here goes. The pandemic has resulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty.”

“Now, notice what I am not saying or even implying,” he said. “I am not diminishing the severity of the virus’s threat to public health. And putting aside what I will say shortly, about a few Supreme Court cases, I’m not saying anything about the legality of COVID restrictions. Nor am I saying anything about whether any of these restrictions represent good public policy – I’m a judge, not a policy maker.”

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5 thoughts on “Justice Alito: COVID Has Resulted in ‘Unimaginable Restrictions on Individual Liberty’”

  1. That’s what happens when you have a world changing event. Your life changes. The question is, are you too selfish to wear a mask and stay inside to protect others? Or has your life been so easy up until this point that being asked to wear a mask is the greatest form of oppression you’ve yet to face?

    1. 8:29 Or most of us have common sense and know a lot of this is bs?‍♀️ Do you wear your mask while your driving alone? Or maybe while walking your dog outside? Should we all wear our masks while we’re in our own homes like PA wants? Hell I even read an article that said if your having sex with your partner you should wear a mask? People like you would walk straight off a cliff if the government told you too?‍♀️

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