From Newsgroup: alt.home.repair
On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 09:06:11 -0000 (UTC)
Cindy Hamilton <
chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2026-06-09, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2026-06-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
I think that became more of an issue during the pandemic when they
were subject to limits on the number of diners they could have and
they could not have people standing together waiting for a table.
No shows became a more significant problem because they could not
count on walk in traffic to replace the no-shows. Apparently a
lot of people don't have the courtesy to pick up the phone and
cancel a reservation.
The pandemic, and rules placed because of it, snapped Western
Civilization.
Then Western Civilization was weak already.
Your own well-earned self-loathing compels you to foul your own nest
and crow about it.
It started for me on March 15, 2020, and we ain't close to
the end. Pandemic clown laws have not been retracted. Pandemic clown
money is still flowing. Enough!
What "pandemic clown laws" do you have in mind?
AI Overview
While the federal COVID-19 Public Health
Emergency (PHE) officially expired in 2023, several pandemic-era legal authorities, liability shields, and emergency preparedness laws remain
active or have been permanently codified.Major unrepealed federal laws
and regulations that stemmed from the pandemic include:
1. Liability
Protections and Medical AccessThe PREP Act (Public Readiness and
Emergency Preparedness Act):
Originally enacted in 2005 but heavily
utilized during COVID-19, this law grants blanket immunity from civil
liability (except for willful misconduct) to manufacturers and health
care providers who administer medical countermeasures, such as vaccines
and treatments. While the COVID-19 declarations have transitioned, many
PREP Act liability protections remain in effect through at least 2029
for select medical countermeasures.Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs):
FDA provisions that allow the rapid deployment of unapproved medical
products, devices, and treatments during public health emergencies
remain active.
2. The CARES Act Notice to VacateEviction Protections:
Although the broad eviction moratoriums ended long ago, a specific
provision of the federal CARES Act requiring residential landlords with federally backed mortgages to provide tenants a 30-day notice to vacate
prior to eviction remains in effect. Several legislative attempts to
repeal this provision have been introduced but have not yet passed.
3.Permanent Public Health Infrastructure
The PREVENT Pandemics Act:
Enacted to improve the nation's public health and preparedness
capabilities, this unrepealed law permanently codified and restructured
the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR)
alongside modernizing biosurveillance capabilities.
4. State-Level Restrictions on Public Health
State Emergency Power
Rollbacks:
While federal emergency declarations have lapsed, at least 24 states
passed legislation between 2021 and 2024 that permanently restricted
public health powers. These unrepealed state-level laws limit the
ability of officials to enforce business closures, mask mandates, or
vaccine requirements in future emergencies.
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