Posted on 05/05/2020 10:05:31 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
CLEVELAND — When Governor Mike DeWine wanted to change the date of the Ohio primary last month he couldn't under the state's constitution. However, Dr. Amy Acton, the state's Health Director, could and did. By statute she has the ability "to make special or standing orders or rules… for preventing the spread of contagious or infectious diseases."
State Representative John Becker (R-Union) said that statute goes too far.
"There's been an epic abuse of power,” Becker told News 5.
As a result he's introducing this week a bill titled NOW, Need Ohio Working, that would make Dr. Acton's orders recommendations that the General Assembly would have to vote up or down.
“It's time to stop the madness, you know. I think a lot of people thought this would run through the end of April then the beginning of May,” he said. “The concern, of course, initially, was overrunning the healthcare system, and that may have been an overblown concern to begin with. Regardless, we're clearly on the downside of the curve, so that's no longer a factor that's on the table. So there's really no reason why we can't reopen the state of Ohio. So does that mean there's going to be potentially more infections and more deaths? Well sure, but you know, we have deaths from swimming pools and bathtubs and highway accidents too, so we can't protect everybody from everything.”
DeWine, asked Monday if he would veto the measure if it were to pass and cross his desk, said he has not had a chance to look at the bill.
“Certainly the legislature has every right to look at any law that exists today, but we have to deal with this problem and this is a huge, huge problem,” DeWine said. “So I’ll reserve any comment until I actually see the legislation.”
Becker said he had texted with House Speaker Larry Householder.
“I said 'Hey, the media wants to know, is the speaker supporting this bill, cause I didn't actually consult with him before writing it,'” Becker said. “He said that the leadership has been drafting a bill all week, something of that nature, so it sounds like there is a leadership bill on the topic. What it looks like and when it's going to get introduced, I do not know. So my bill is the only one that is out there. Apparently it's the first one out there, but it's not going to be the only one.”
Hey Ohip Pubbies....MOVE FASTER! The Democrats would have this done in 2 DAYS!
DeWhine will veto it bank it.
Acton is a major league bubble head. She claimed Ohio had 100,000 infected early when just a few people had it in Ohio.
He wuvs Amy..
Most Americans never considered just how powerful some elective or non-elective people could be once an EMERGENCY is declared.
This should be a wake call for all Americans.
Unlimited power leads to unlimited abuse.
two words:
Torches
Pitchforks
(figuratively)
Recall
(we can do this)
The little people representing the PEOPLE seem to have forgotten who that work for and to whom they are accountable to. We are not Subjects but Citizens. Governor’s and appointees ARE subjects.
Ugh, should have warned us. I’ve seen that vile pos animation before.
Hero worship for two less than average intelligence individuals.
Aside from my loathing for DeWine and Acton, many of my fellow Ohioans have disgusted me lately.
What you need to know about Acton.
DuhWhine
She wasn’t elected.
Yup. ALL my Ohio friends LOVE Dr Amy. Even the ‘Conservative’ ones.......makes me want to puke.
“many of my fellow Ohioans have disgusted me lately”
I am shocked by how many are cowed into submission.
“many of my fellow Ohioans have disgusted me lately”
I am shocked by how many are cowed into submission.
She was appointed.
This entire ‘pandemic’ reminds me of the WMD fiasco.
“I am shocked by how many are cowed into submission.”
It’s who they are. They long for it. They want to be ruled, not governed.
This is why elections matter beyond the obvious. Not many take into consideration the departments these guvs fill like health and human service. To many,it’s a filled appointment with little thought behind it. I dare everyone to take a look at what that worthless POS Wolf of Pennsylvania has. There is no pronoun fitting but “It”.
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