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Old 03-26-2020, 11:59 AM
 
Location: From the Middle East of the USA
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The governors are responsible for the welfare of their states. However, should the states cease their authority and give to the President in times of uncertain crisis? If Trump made mandates on how we should govern, then there would be a systematic, coherent way of fighting the virus.
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Old 03-26-2020, 12:06 PM
 
Location: Southwest Washington State
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Trump does have some emergency powers, which he is choosing not to wield.

I don’t see any movement now to amend the Constitution to give a prez more power over the states.

I do think Trump could call for nationwide lockdown.
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Old 03-26-2020, 12:27 PM
 
Location: S-E Michigan
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I find a bit of ironic humor in the fact that the GOP has been advocating for State's Rights for years, yet Senior GOP Politicians are now complaining that the States are not falling in line behind the President on his Coronavirus stance.

Oh well, the most pressing issue is to minimize the number of deaths. Political beliefs be damned.
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Old 03-26-2020, 12:51 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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The governors are responsible for the welfare of their states. However, should the states cease their authority and give to the President in times of uncertain crisis? If Trump made mandates on how we should govern, then there would be a systematic, coherent way of fighting the virus.
Have you noticed, that the only people on the ball currently, are the governors, and not the federal so-called "leadership"?

Be careful what you wish for. Very, very careful. Without the governors advocating for their citizens and medical staffers and hospitals, we would be in much deeper doo-doo than we are at the moment.
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Old 03-26-2020, 02:29 PM
 
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Have you noticed, that the only people on the ball currently, are the governors, and not the federal so-called "leadership"?

Be careful what you wish for. Very, very careful. Without the governors advocating for their citizens and medical staffers and hospitals, we would be in much deeper doo-doo than we are at the moment.
I totally agree. The vacuum of leadership at the top of our country is disturbing.

The Chief Executive could solve much of the problem by shutting up and giving a respected physician or scientist the job that Mike Pence has. He won't do it though.
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Old 03-26-2020, 02:29 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Leave the Constitution alone, it has worked for over 200 years.
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Old 03-26-2020, 02:30 PM
 
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The governors are responsible for the welfare of their states. However, should the states cease their authority and give to the President in times of uncertain crisis? If Trump made mandates on how we should govern, then there would be a systematic, coherent way of fighting the virus.
The Constitution is fine. We need to stop changing it, and change ourselves instead. Too many things are settled in the Supreme Court these days, because everyone that doesn't get their way files suit.
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Old 03-26-2020, 02:31 PM
 
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Have you noticed, that the only people on the ball currently, are the governors,
Every once in a while a post comes along that is so funny it just makes my day. Thanks.
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Old 03-26-2020, 02:34 PM
 
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I totally agree. The vacuum of leadership at the top of our country is disturbing.

The Chief Executive could solve much of the problem by shutting up and giving a respected physician or scientist the job that Mike Pence has. He won't do it though.
A ridiculous statement. Why would you give an administrator's job to a scientist? Would you give a politician a scientist job? They are unrelated jobs with unrelated skill sets. That's like saying the guy on the assembly line should be the CEO of a manufacturing plant. It makes zero sense.
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Old 03-26-2020, 02:55 PM
 
Location: Denver 'burbs
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A ridiculous statement. Why would you give an administrator's job to a scientist? Would you give a politician a scientist job? They are unrelated jobs with unrelated skill sets. That's like saying the guy on the assembly line should be the CEO of a manufacturing plant. It makes zero sense.
Or for that matter why give a reality tv show celebrity and "businessman" with multiple bankruptcies the top job on the country? That makes zero sense too, yet here we are.
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