He better do it quickly. Was at the eye doctor today and a young woman was talking about he disruption the meat supply affecting her business (preparation of specialty meats) and that they were about to be cut off by suppliers. The news is not reporting the total gravity of this because they know the Democrats and the media itself will be blamed.
He shouldn’t do that.
I don’t see it, so my 2 cents:
Trump started this with a declaration of a National Emergency. This kicked some things into motion Federally and enabled him to set Federal guidelines for things like Social Distancing that States had to be in compliance with if they wanted the Federal Emergency money. At least, this is my understanding.
Based on this, I was expecting that Trump may have to declare an end to the National Emergency before States would start ignoring his guidelines. But Federal money may not be all that States are considering. It’s hard to believe that a State would chose to stay paralyzed once the Federal cover is gone.
No, he can't. The citizens of the states must do that.
Don’t fall for it. The talking point is a trap. Let the SOCIALIST states squirm.
Not by EO. Under the New Deal interpretations of the commerce clause and the Supreme Court decision on the Civil Rights Act, congress can pass a law requiring opening up everything. Anything that affects interstate commerce, even indirectly, can be regulated by Congress under the New Deal commerce clause cases.
I don’t see how Trump has that power by EO.
(They are horrible cases. But that’s the law).
No. Federalism rules.
Lift the state of emergency!
He can rescind approval of their Emergency Powers act and them they will not have the authority to make these really harsh lockdown stuff. But then that will become an election issue with all of the fear and hype the demorats can muster.
That would be a politically stupid move. Let the govs make the decisions, they know what is best for their state and if they screw up, it is their fault.
I’m not sure he can, but it would be fun to see the governors try to re-close things after the president opens them. That would be a wonderful setup for 2020.
Yes and no. If its deemed essential to national security, he has a state over-ride (like munitions, petrolium refining or meat packing, things like that) He has no control over local non-essential jobs. But he can wack the hornets nest and report how republican run states are doing, and then ask how NY, NJ, Michigan, Nevada, Washington, Oragon and California and the other communist ran states are doing? And to remind people that they are the party making life worse. Remember that in November!
He could let the DOJ go after the states with massive civil rights lawsuits
By why would he not trust the citizens of each state to seek response from their governors and legislators? Better if change comes from the bottom up, not the top down
Be a lot easier if this was Billie Jeff and Waco just roll the tanks.
If Trump were to issue a blanket national end of lockdowns, there would be court challenges and injunctions as well as howls from the media jackals. Better to let the liberal governors show themselves as despots snd face tbe wrath of the voters in November. Some states like Minnesota that Hillary narrowly won in 2016 could swing to Trump as a result of liberal governor’s unpopular lockdowns.