Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s doubly dicey border order

Published March 30, 2020 8:18pm ET



One of the most constitutionally and morally problematic responses to the coronavirus pandemic is that of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in strongly dissuading residents of certain states from entering Florida’s territory.

This newly Draconian reaction comes from the same governor who arguably underreacted by keeping his state’s beaches open longer than many critics said was wise. So, after many thousands of irresponsible beachgoers from all over the country found their way to open Florida beaches, DeSantis now tells innocent people from Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut that they cannot enter his state at all unless they self-isolate for 14 days.

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