Originally Posted by
m907
This is not a mandate, it's a suggestion. The unelected bureaucrats of the CDC do not make laws.
The wording
ORDER UNDER SECTION 361 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT (42 U.S.C.264) AND 42 CODE OF FEDERAL HEALTH REGULATIONS 70.2, 71.31(b), 71.32(b)
would suggest that it is more than a 'suggestion'. It is possible that you did not familiarise yourself with the particular details of the announcement before posting your opinion.
To the extent that the CDC have not 'made law', but have issued an order under existing health protection law(s) the second part of your post is more accurate