Posted on 04/13/2020 1:25:28 PM PDT by hoagy62
Can we call it the COW-federacy?
We didn’t include China?
If they dont reopen by mid May, when some states have done so, expect riots.
There is no way these states can hold out while other states are free.
They're only doing this because Trump is starting his Open Things Up task force. But they don't want to help Trump or even open things up faster. What they want to do is interfere with Trump's task force.
As with everything, the Left hates Federalism except when they can use it to further an agenda.
Interstate commerce?
Restrictions on it?
There maybe a Constitutional sentence or two on the subject.
Oh, great. 3 Socialists gonna put their collective business experience to work. What could go wrong?
This is a really bad idea.
any formal pact between states is illegal without consent of congress.
not one federal dime to bailout these states - their state tax revenues will dry up.
To use a worn out phrase: "..and so it begins."
Each state will work with it’s local leaders and communities within its borders
Grammar error here.
I’m dismayed by this, on so many levels.
Through quick and decisive action, each of our states has made significant progress in flattening the curve and slowing the spread of COVID-19 among the broader public.
Now, our public health leaders will focus on four goals that will be critical for controlling the virus in the future.
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Yeah, right.
They want vote by mail.
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How many of us expected this?
More likely they are going to try and take credit for Trump’s decisions.
Sooner or later the people in the states who have been “oppressed” by these lefty governors are simply going to start ignoring their edicts, particularly when they see the rest of the country going back to work and returning towards normalcy.
Once the numbers are digested, many of these people may not be particularly forgiving of what they have been put through or what these lefty governors have in store for the future of their population.
Meaning they’ve come up with a plan to tax the holy bejeezez out of companies as they re-open.
The Three Stooges reunite to save America.
Definitely can’t see them being able to hold out too long. Fed money drying up and the great decrease in state tax revenues will force them to open sooner rather than later.
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