04-15-2020, 02:26 PM
(04-15-2020, 01:54 PM)Duchess Wrote: I'm reading that trump is firm on re-opening the economy on May 1. What does that even mean? I have questions! Doesn't he need participation in order for that to happen? Also, he didn't close jack shit, individual states have been handling their own business with little help from those clowns in DC. What's this going to look like, is trump going to stand in the White House rose garden and proclaim America is open for business? Do any of you have a better understanding of this than I do? If so, enlighten me. Thank you!
President Trump goes back and forth on many serious topics all the time. So, I don't put any stock in what he's saying or reportedly saying when it comes to this national emergency.
After a lot of conservatives (including some of Trump's staunchest allies) very publicly called him out for proclaiming that he had 'absolute authority over the states', he back-pedaled yesterday.
The Constitution gives him no such authority and his authoritarian proclamation contradicts a key ideology within the Republican Party. It also conflicts with his very recent claims that national emergency responsibilities which have historically been managed by the federal government should be managed by the states.
The states' leaders will start opening up their economies when they deem it's fit, in my opinion, no matter what Trump says. They'll consider federal/executive recommendations, but they are not bound to go against what they feel is in the public health interest of their residents.