Leid Stories--The Government, the People and the Coronavirus Pandemic--04.06.20

2020-04-06

The Government, the People and the Coronavirus Pandemic Since the onset of the corona virus in the United States, which now is part of a pandemic afflicting many countries of the world, there have been, and will continue to be, dramatic changes in practically every aspect of our way of life. Most significantly, these changes will be seen and felt in the relationship between government and the people, with tensions arising from the power of government to make unilateral d...

The Government, the People and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Since the onset of the corona virus in the United States, which now is part of a pandemic afflicting many countries of the world, there have been, and will continue to be, dramatic changes in practically every aspect of our way of life.

Most significantly, these changes will be seen and felt in the relationship between government and the people, with tensions arising from the power of government to make unilateral decisions and the people's insistence on their democratic rights to check unbridled power of government in a national emergency.

Listeners discuss whether the power equation between government and the people appears to be holding, or whether they see possible overreaching by President Trump and his administration.

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