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Trump's federal act doesn't give governors special powers (as far as I know) and governors are free to enact their own state-of-emergency actions on their own, which they have done independently of the federal government.
1) So, what gives them the right to do these things?
And
2) what would keep these governors from keeping businesses closed and require masks permanently?
When the federal government goes full-on Democrat, the federal taxpayers will bail out the bad financial policies of the Democrat-run states. That's why it's so important to get Kamala in there — for the bailouts.
SunnyvaleCA saysWhen the federal government goes full-on Democrat, the federal taxpayers will bail out the bad financial policies of the Democrat-run states. That's why it's so important to get Kamala in there — for the bailouts.
This is why I always say that local elected officials and policies are substantially more important than POTUS. IL is currently looking for a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to create a progressive tax instead of a flat tax like we have now. I can live with 4.9% or whatever it currently is, but our tax structure is going to look more like CA if passed with super high taxes on producers.
I've said it in other threads, if your progressively taxed our votes should be counted progressively. The more you pay in taxes the more your vote is worth, with a cap of course. Base it on the figures paid. $5 is 1 vote, $50 is 2, $500 is 3 and so on and so...
I'm not so sure that's the right idea...progressive voting. Hasn't money fucked a ton of shit up politically? Aren't the rich in charge already?I've been in favor of "progressive vote weighting" for decades. At least as a thought experiment. It takes "no taxation without representation" and takes it to the next level. I believe it would make the government much more spendthrift, as those that are paying most of the taxes would be those who had the most voting power. That's the opposite of what we have now, where those people paying no/low taxes are always happy to have larger government providing more services, as they won't be paying for them.
1) So, what gives them the right to do these things?
And
2) what would keep these governors from keeping businesses closed and require masks permanently?
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