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Until this law went into effect, it was common for merchants to mark up the cost of necesities like batteries,bags of ice and canned food - in advance of the storm, products already on their shelves- no additional expense there.

Meaning people who didn't really need the stuff and were just stocking up could clear the shelves, while the people who might really need it and would be willing to pay more were SOL.

You are a closet Communist. You do not believe in free enterprise or private property.

I beleive that at it's most basic level--the reason people submit to government is for the protections that government offers to them, otherwise the strong would oppress the weak. I beleive in gun ownership, private property rights and using guns to defend property, which is frequently called for in communities that have experienced disasters.

Since the point of my post was a call to action to keep congress from abusing it's power by having the states hold the federal government responsible - I fail to see your logic in calling me a communist.

Having just been through a natural disaster that resulted in the evacuation of two million people, I think I can perhaps see the real "state of emergency" that existed--which is when this law went into effect. Perhaps if your 70 year old mother were one of the people facing $1000 per night hotel costs having driven all night and crossed the state line to avoid being killed by 150 MPH winds, you would have a different perspective.