Of course the U.S. Constitution has been absolutely trampled on by many of our leaders for decades, but most Americans still deeply cherish the basic rights which are enshrined in our founding document.  Unfortunately, many of our politicians are convinced that all of those rights can be taken away during a "national emergency", and these days the bar for declaring a "national emergency" has been set very low.  Yes, this coronavirus pandemic is a major threat, and experts are warning that millions of Americans could die. 

But in the process of fighting this virus, we don't want to relinquish the freedoms that previous generations of Americans fought so hard to secure for us.