I will be travelling home to Colorado to see my family in a few days for the Thanksgiving holiday and I am so excited!

Days before I head home, 15 counties in CO have declared emergency response regulations for COVID-19, including asking everyone to stay inside their homes, not have any private or public gatherings (oops), and closing all restaurants.

Here’s what they’re forgetting: the only signed permission slip I need to visit my family’s home is the United States’ Constitution.