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Trump claims it's his call on when to 'reopen' the country. He's wrong. (Oh you idiots fell for it again)
NBC News ^ | April 13, 2020 | Jane C. Timm and Pete Williams

Posted on 05/14/2020 6:03:57 PM PDT by Vendome

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To: Vendome
President Trump is likely referring to the authority granted to him by Congress for emergency declarations.

Since the Covid-19 was a national emergency, the President has some temporary authority to immediately act unilaterally that he wouldn't normally have under regular order circumstances.

-PJ

21 posted on 05/14/2020 7:11:46 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Vendome

A lot of these Governors are full-termers. The others may not know any better.


22 posted on 05/14/2020 7:13:13 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: cymbeline

When the governors screech about it’s their state and they are the authority.... they can’t blame Trump. The governors can’t have it both ways either.


23 posted on 05/14/2020 7:13:41 PM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword)
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To: wjcsux

I agree 100%, PDJT set them up so the entire country to see what fascists the RATS really are. He did it by invoking the 10th Amendment declaring that the states are responsible for their actions and not the Feds. He basically let the RAT controlled state politicians hang themselves. Well played Mr. President.

Trump gave them what they want, and as the old saying goes; the only thing worse than not getting what you want is getting what you want.


24 posted on 05/14/2020 7:21:14 PM PDT by Flick Lives (The real virus is the MSM)
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To: Revolutionary
Actually President Trump has nation wide control over commerce.

Is that also outside of states of emergency? I believe the context of the President's response was during a state of emergency.

25 posted on 05/14/2020 7:26:12 PM PDT by ELS
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To: Vendome

Title 18, section 242 is all the authority Trump needs to imprison—possibly for life—any official who attempts to enforce any lockdown order.


26 posted on 05/14/2020 7:27:32 PM PDT by sourcery (Non Aquiesco: "I do not consent" (Latin))
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To: Vendome

Under a declared national emergency


27 posted on 05/14/2020 7:35:31 PM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: cymbeline

He gave them what they wanted and they took it to their detriment.


28 posted on 05/14/2020 7:50:48 PM PDT by wjcsux (Inside every DemocRAT politician is a fascist dictator screaming to be let loose.)
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To: Vendome

>>They continue to demonstrate their authority each time they declare two more weeks

Los Angeles is claiming 3 more MONTHS!


29 posted on 05/14/2020 7:53:12 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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To: Vendome

Right move. The Governors own it. People will blame them because they are tyrants. COVID-19 pandemic is not President Trump’s fault so the buck stops with the Governors.


30 posted on 05/14/2020 7:57:06 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Vendome
Trump claims it's his call on when to 'reopen' the country. He's wrong. (Oh you idiots fell for it again)

He plays them like a fiddle! :)

31 posted on 05/14/2020 8:09:39 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: ClearCase_guy
The US Media never stops and asks itself what President Trump is really up to. They just assume he’s an idiot.

It's always a good tactic to get your enemies to underestimate you. They think his 2016 win was a fluke.

He really does play 5th dimensional chess.

32 posted on 05/14/2020 8:12:04 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Vendome

Yep. Newsome and your fascist mayors, you OWN this. Et tu Cuomo?


33 posted on 05/14/2020 8:22:50 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: Vendome

Yep. Newsome and your fascist mayors, you OWN this. Et tu Cuomo?


34 posted on 05/14/2020 8:23:53 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

The POTUS can always overide a rogue governor by simply federalizing the National Guard.


35 posted on 05/14/2020 8:37:09 PM PDT by RonnG (')
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Oh, can’t forget, Trump has the power of the purse. He can leverage the states by reducing or slowing the amount of federal funds that are given to the state.

Uh, no. That would be what Congress does.

36 posted on 05/14/2020 8:42:40 PM PDT by semimojo
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COVID-19 pandemic is not President Trump’s fault so the buck stops with the Governors.

There's the Presidential leadership we've all come to admire...

37 posted on 05/14/2020 8:45:24 PM PDT by semimojo
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To: semimojo

Russia hoax.
Ukraine hoax.
Impeachment hoax.
Covid hoax.

four years work by the Dems and their FakeNewsMSM collaborators culminates in the complete shut-down of the American economy.

great work.

if Americans elect Biden (or any substitute Dem puppet) in November, they can’t say they didn’t know.

time to indict the plotters, including members of the FakeNewMSM.


38 posted on 05/14/2020 8:54:08 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: a fool in paradise

Garcetto owns that as does Newsome, who closed Orange County beaches because only the king decides who may frolic in his sand


39 posted on 05/14/2020 9:09:38 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: cymbeline

He made them publicly claim their power and then let them run with it...


40 posted on 05/14/2020 9:14:11 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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