In times of crisis, traditional rules of procedural fairness can be modified.
So said Gerard Kennedy, Canadian law professor and politician, on the freezing of protesters' bank accounts. (You can read his testimony here.)
The best and truest rejoinder to that I've heard came, I think, from David Freiheit (also a Canadian lawyer):
In times of crisis, traditional rules of fairness need to be fortified, not modified.
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