Call me a skeptic. I sense this is a political move.
From a Yahoo Finance article (link below), “......The announcements of these
coalitions came shortly after President Donald Trump said on Twitter that the decision to reopen the government would be determined by the White House, creating a potential sticking point in deciding the ultimate path to easing weeks-long social distancing measures across the nation.......”
An East Coast and West Coast coalition of Democratic State Governors. A curious timing. I am sure there is nothing to see.
Then again the Constitution’s Commerce clause give both Interstate and International commerce and trade control to the federal government. I suspect there may be political mischief afoot.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-live-updates-april-14-2020-221136911.html
Didn’t Justice Roberts deliver a bit of a blow to the commerce clause in his Obamacare ruling?