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Again, he would not be immune from repercussions from the California Supreme Court, the California legislature, or a recall election (and possibly criminal trial thereafter, if such an order were found to be in collusion with some interested third party), but I can think of nothing that would prevent him from doing it in the first place.
This applies more or less equally to all state governors, who all have considerably more power than the President with regard to regulating the everyday affairs of the citizens of their states.
Consider the 1970 Kent State Massacre. In order to put down an anti-war protest, LeRoy Satrom, the Mayor of Kent, Ohio, declared a state of emergency, and urged Ohio governor Jim Rhodes to deploy the National Guard to Kent State University to dissipate what could fairly be classified as an unruly situation involving substantial property destruction but little to no inter-personal violence. The National Guard shot thirteen students, killing four. In the aftermath, neither Satrom nor Rhodes faced any significant consequences, and both remained in office.
Having not read the California state constitution and codes in detail, my presumption, based upon the uniform model state emergency health powers act (which California had adopted in numerous forms) is that yes, governor Newsom could do this.
Again, he would not be immune from repercussions from the California Supreme Court, the California legislature, or a recall election (and possibly criminal trial thereafter, if such an order were found to be in collusion with some interested third party), but I can think of nothing that would prevent him from doing it in the first place.
Again, he would not be immune from repercussions from the California Supreme Court, the California legislature, or a recall election (and possibly criminal trial thereafter, if such an order were found to be in collusion with some interested third party), but I can think of nothing that would prevent him from doing it in the first place.
Let's say the state that started with the smallest number of virus cases, has ZERO cases when the President thinks the country should reopen, but that state's governor, although he/she has no virus cases, wants to keep his/her economy closed. Is that okay?
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Can they legally do it? Yeah, pretty sure they can provided that the state of emergency has not been cancelled by the legislature, which they have the power to do in most states.
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You type that out there. But the president you support literally said yesterday “When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total,”. So I am not so sure if what you think you believe in, is what the guy you support actually believes in.
The thing is, just because something is written doesn’t make it so if nobody cares enough to stop him which, in this case would mean another round through the courts and maybe the dysfunctional congress.
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Assuming you were replying to me (since you didn't quote anything), that conversation is specifically about state government. Specifically, the governor of California.
Nevada has been hit pretty hard. It relies on tourism and gambling for most of its revenue. You're saying the governor of Nevada could lift the state of emergency and open his economy, even if it went against the recommendations of the President and the task force? That the President couldn't stop him?
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he's not a word smith.
this is from WP:
God Emporer is not a god, nor an emporer.
this is from WP:
Pressed later, he expanded: “I will put it very simply: The president of the United States has the authority to do what the president has the authority to do, which is very powerful. The president of the United States calls the shots.”
And then he upped the ante even more: “When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total. And that’s the way it’s got to be. . . . The authority of the president of the United States having to do with the subject we’re talking about is total."
And then he upped the ante even more: “When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total. And that’s the way it’s got to be. . . . The authority of the president of the United States having to do with the subject we’re talking about is total."
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Nevada has been hit pretty hard. It relies on tourism and gambling for most of its revenue. You're saying the governor of Nevada could lift the state of emergency and open his economy, even if it went against the recommendations of the President and the task force? That the President couldn't stop him?
The President simply does not have the constitutional authority to dictate terms to the states.
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If Trump had ordered a national shutdown back in Jan/Feb -- Schiff would have impeached him again envoking the 10A.
I don't believe Trump says or does anything without a reason.
Nevada has been hit pretty hard. It relies on tourism and gambling for most of its revenue. You're saying the governor of Nevada could lift the state of emergency and open his economy, even if it went against the recommendations of the President and the task force? That the President couldn't stop him?
Governor Sisolak Declares State of Emergency in Response to COVID-19
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I was wondering about something...
You all are aware, I'm sure, of the various lie-counters which fake news outlets such as The Washington Post and The Associated Press are keeping, where they tally up the total number of false statements which the President has made since taking office.
So, considering the following report:
When President Trump was asked during Monday’s news briefing what authority he has to reopen the country, he didn’t hesitate to answer. “I have the ultimate authority,” the president responded, cutting off the reporter who was speaking.
Trump later clarified his position further, telling reporters, “When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total and that’s the way it’s got to be. … It’s total. The governors know that.”
The local leaders, Trump said, “can’t do anything without the approval of the president of the United States.”
So what I'm curious about is this: When the President says something false, and then repeats this same basic falsehood two more times in the same conversation or press-conference, does that count as three separate falsehoods, or only one?
You all are aware, I'm sure, of the various lie-counters which fake news outlets such as The Washington Post and The Associated Press are keeping, where they tally up the total number of false statements which the President has made since taking office.
So, considering the following report:
When President Trump was asked during Monday’s news briefing what authority he has to reopen the country, he didn’t hesitate to answer. “I have the ultimate authority,” the president responded, cutting off the reporter who was speaking.
Trump later clarified his position further, telling reporters, “When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total and that’s the way it’s got to be. … It’s total. The governors know that.”
The local leaders, Trump said, “can’t do anything without the approval of the president of the United States.”
So what I'm curious about is this: When the President says something false, and then repeats this same basic falsehood two more times in the same conversation or press-conference, does that count as three separate falsehoods, or only one?
I was wondering about something...
You all are aware, I'm sure, of the various lie-counters which fake news outlets such as The Washington Post and The Associated Press are keeping, where they tally up the total number of false statements which the President has made since taking office.
So, considering the following report:
When President Trump was asked during Monday’s news briefing what authority he has to reopen the country, he didn’t hesitate to answer. “I have the ultimate authority,” the president responded, cutting off the reporter who was speaking.
Trump later clarified his position further, telling reporters, “When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total and that’s the way it’s got to be. … It’s total. The governors know that.”
The local leaders, Trump said, “can’t do anything without the approval of the president of the United States.”
So what I'm curious about is this: When the President says something false, and then repeats this same basic falsehood two more times in the same conversation or press-conference, does that count as three separate falsehoods, or only one?
You all are aware, I'm sure, of the various lie-counters which fake news outlets such as The Washington Post and The Associated Press are keeping, where they tally up the total number of false statements which the President has made since taking office.
So, considering the following report:
When President Trump was asked during Monday’s news briefing what authority he has to reopen the country, he didn’t hesitate to answer. “I have the ultimate authority,” the president responded, cutting off the reporter who was speaking.
Trump later clarified his position further, telling reporters, “When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total and that’s the way it’s got to be. … It’s total. The governors know that.”
The local leaders, Trump said, “can’t do anything without the approval of the president of the United States.”
So what I'm curious about is this: When the President says something false, and then repeats this same basic falsehood two more times in the same conversation or press-conference, does that count as three separate falsehoods, or only one?
Wandering around in the Washington Post database, as that site seems to be the most involved in the subject, it seems to imply an instance of ‘xxx is a lie’ is counted as another lie if it’s mentioned by Trump again.
Example: “Again, we had the strongest economy in the world. We had our best ever. We had probably the best economy in the history of the world, bigger than China, bigger than anybody.” was repeated 291 times.
Maybe a great question to ask your news team?
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Our news department kind of doesn't care.
For one, we try very hard to be nonpartisan.
But more importantly, we take the slogan "Chicago's Very Own" to heart. Aside from briefly mentioning stuff like mass-shootings and the occasional global pandemic every now and then, we mostly focus on matters of local interest. If you watch our newscast, you'll find very few mentions of national politics on an everyday basis. This is how we score #1 ratings competing against the other stations which are all network affiliates, and cover the national stuff that nobody cares about as compared to watching the penguins wander freely around the people-section of the closed Shedd Aquarium and explore places they've never been. That's what gets ratings around here.
In truth, it's more of a news-themed variety show. Heck, during the morning show today, Dean cooked pizzas on the air, sharing "quarantine comfort foods" submitted by various Chicago chefs. (We usually have a different chef on every single day, but there have been no guests in studio-for the past month or so. )
For one, we try very hard to be nonpartisan.
But more importantly, we take the slogan "Chicago's Very Own" to heart. Aside from briefly mentioning stuff like mass-shootings and the occasional global pandemic every now and then, we mostly focus on matters of local interest. If you watch our newscast, you'll find very few mentions of national politics on an everyday basis. This is how we score #1 ratings competing against the other stations which are all network affiliates, and cover the national stuff that nobody cares about as compared to watching the penguins wander freely around the people-section of the closed Shedd Aquarium and explore places they've never been. That's what gets ratings around here.
In truth, it's more of a news-themed variety show. Heck, during the morning show today, Dean cooked pizzas on the air, sharing "quarantine comfort foods" submitted by various Chicago chefs. (We usually have a different chef on every single day, but there have been no guests in studio-for the past month or so. )
and then you have imbeciles watching him on fox thinking "this is just the flu because trump said so"
https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/14/pasto...r9vNHrsH5NJ760