Untrue. All states have their own emergency statutes for both public health or natural disasters and they can use them without federal permission.
The federal order merely makes federal money and stockpiles available.
Progressive/Commie Governors would still be locking down because they enjoy power.
Not my point - of course Governors can declare their own state of emergency for public health and natural disasters unique to their state. That is not supposed to be an open-ended license to go on for months with no oversight or citizen input. The Michigan Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional for our Governor to renew the SOE’s from March until October without legislative oversight. IF there truly was a SOE due to Covid19 in Michigan, why didn’t she issue it and let the Legislature provide their input? Now the Health Depts. are picking up the mantle using the CDC as their guidance. Why does the CDC have this authority to provide guidance? BEcause we still have a national State of Emergency declared by President Trump. We still have Operation Warp Speed. If you don’t see a problem with all that, then not a lot more to say.