[frank ballenger]

For the part about what makes life worth living, remember that governors such as Whitmer are the absolute sole determiners of your “right” to that. Forget Jefferson’s pursuit of happiness stuff, unless Whitmer deems that essential.

Funny after all these decades of Dems denouncing the concept, state rights now rule the day. Hypocrites.

[Texas Eagle]

That may be the serendipity in all this. The resurrection of Federalism. Ironic as that word may seem, this country was designed for states to serve as laboratories (for lack of a better word)of ideas.

Somehow the word has come to be connote an all-powerful, centralized government. That was not the goal of The Founding Fathers.

The States created the "federal" government, not the other way around.

The original role of the "federal" government was akin to something like umpires in a baseball game or referees in a boxing match. To make sure states played nice as far as that was possible.

demonicRATS are trying to use this crisis as a way to give Washington, D.C. MORE power. President Dr. Trump is using it as an opportunity for the States to re-exert their power. Good, bad or indifferent.

Yes, he "disagrees" with Georgia's Governor but he didn't threaten to use his muscle to override his decision the way Jimma Carter used "federal" highway funds to impose a 55 mph speed limit on the nation's freeways back in the 70s.

Yes, I'm THAT old.