Posted on 04/14/2020 9:58:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
NEW YORK—A total of nine states on the U.S. East and West coasts said on April 13 they had begun planning for the slow reopening of their economies and lifting of strict stay-at-home orders amid signs the worst had passed in the CCP virus pandemic.
The Northeast states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will work with Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island in coordinating to gradually reopen their economies together, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
“Nobody has been here before, nobody has all the answers,” Cuomo said during an open conference call with his five counterparts. “Addressing public health and the economy: Which one is first? They’re both first.”
The governors of California, Oregon, and Washington said they also had reached an agreement on a shared approach to restarting businesses, although they gave no firm timeline and said they would be guided by the health of residents first.
President Donald Trump said earlier on April 13 that any decision to restart the economy was his to make.
State governors and Trump have debated about when and how to restart economic activity.
Legal experts say a U.S. president has limited power under the U.S. Constitution to order citizens back to their places of employment, or cities to reopen government buildings, transportation, or local businesses to reopen.
“It is the decision of the president, and for many good reasons,” Trump wrote on Twitter on April 13. He went on to write that his administration was working closely with the governors.
“A decision by me, in conjunction with the governors and input from others, will be made shortly!” Trump’s tweet stated.
Political leaders said a reopening of the economy may hinge on more widespread testing and cautioned that lifting of stay-at-home restrictions too early could reignite the outbreak.
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I think Virginia’s Governor Blackface Northam will be in contention for last to reopen. He’s a doc doncha’ know - so he’s supersmart.
(Note the heavy sarcasm)
The country can go back to work soon,
but the longer congress is in recess the happier
I’ll be.
In a way they have already doing this for years. One state will pass a law, then other states jump on board with same law, often the same language since it was written by some left-wing NGO. More recently they did Medicaid expansion, state by state and climate change legislation after Trump pulled out of the Paris agreement. It's completely legitimate and the 10A gives them the power to do so. But I think what we see forming here is a recognition that the ad hoc legislation of the past was a stepping stone to more coordinated efforts between governors. It works perfectly for them. Setup a shadow government and call it a central committee, Soviet style. While the USSR had leaders, they were often puppets of the central committee and the party. There's no reason for leftist governors to have a leader, everything is decision by committee anyway. No leftist has the testicular fortitude to make decisions and lead on his own. Hence the unified reopening of states.
When did DeWine jump the shark?
I thought he was a reliable Conservative back in the day?
ALL RATS!
AND, they are running out of money, poor suffering US taxpayers notwithstandin!
Standby for LOTS more Government in these states!
“When did DeWine jump the shark?
I thought he was a reliable Conservative back in the day?”
He was always a squishy RINO. Now that he’s old, no future elections to worry about, and enjoying the love from the media/Democrats, he’s gone off the rails.
If you ever needed proof that Democrats love authoritarians, Ohio is a case study. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve talked to, seen on tv, heard on the radio, seen posts from, who all say: “I’m a Democrat, I didn’t vote for DeWine, but I love what he’s doing. I’m glad we have him.” And then they go on to criticize President Trump.
Incredible.
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