By Jacob G. Hornberger
November 17, 2020 - With some people advising Joe Biden to adopt a nationwide lockdown when he assumes the presidency (which will never happen), this would be a good time to ask an important question: Where in the Constitution does it authorize the federal government to impose a nationwide lockdown? For that matter, where does the Constitution authorize the federal government to combat pandemics? Indeed, where in the Constitution is the federal government authorized to do anything with respect to healthcare, including providing people with Medicare and Medicaid?













