But did President Obama ever declare a national emergency? What the reporters yesterday didn’t seem to grasp is that once that act is invoked, the President does have unique authority - above his regular Constitutional delegated powers - to deal with a crisis. This is the first time since WW2/Korean War that all fifty states are under a state of emergency.
IMHO, I think we are experiencing a new type of national attack that isn’t all together an “accident.” It may have started as one, but it was quickly directed towards us specifically so as to tilt the global balance of power in a particular direction.
For instance, how is it that New York City has had such a potent spread of COVID19 when Chinese cities with even greater population escaped a similar fate yet located closer to Wuhan? Why did the month or so of Chinese government inaction about the virus in Wuhan not effect those huge coastal cities as well? Maybe it did and the media blackout from those areas was successful and other whistleblowers were silenced quickly? It is just a very strange coincidence.
“It may have started as one, but it was quickly directed towards us specifically so as to tilt the global balance of power in a particular direction.”
Absolutely agree.
“Why did the month or so of Chinese government inaction about the virus in Wuhan not effect those huge coastal cities as well? Maybe it did and the media blackout from those areas was successful and other whistleblowers were silenced quickly?”
Yes. I’ve read reports here and there that China’s numbers are being reported as 20% of reality, if that much.
Barry declared one for swine flu, IIRC, but only after thousands had died. Mostly kids. You know, people who can’t vote.