Parker v. United States/opinion

Opinion of the Court.

MRS. CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE delivered the opinion of the Court.

1. The constitutionality of the mask mandate is not covered by the commerce clause since it's not a transaction. There would be a major difference if the bill mandated to wear masks within the workplace, which, again, can be regulated by states who are seeing spikes in Covid cases.

The federal government can propose guidelines and enforce mandates only on federal property.

2. Marking a 1 km limit around one's property is unenforceable, it is epidemiological useless (You either wear one or maintain distance) and demanding fines for its enforcement always, everywhere by law enforcement could be considered a violation of the 8th Amendment.

3. In terms of public health and public risk, the federal government only regulates cigarette smoking in federal buildings and even Driver's licenses only for commercial reasons (Commerce clause). Such a regulation seems excessive and looks like it could break the 10th amendment, like my previous Transgender protocol which Chief Justice Annabeth Chase correctly pointed out that broke the 10th amendment because it enforced medical procedures and hindered access to medical care.

The constitutionality of a federal mask mandate may be absolved if the following are true: 1. It only applied to federal buildings and workspaces 2. It was a recommendation to the states to abide by in order to satisfy the protection of public health. 3. It enforced private business to operate with masks within their property if they operate within an enclosed space