With Donald Trump throwing down on the state Governor’s and daily furlough numbers beginning to make more attention then virus numbers?
Political pressure is depending on state and local politicians and officials …
This WAS alway gonna be the case …
People have been good so far in tolerating the restrictions of social distancing….
But?
People ARE losing their pay checks and some their jobs…
And Governors ARE losing taxing revenue….
The protest’s now reported in the media are driven by politics, not so much economics…
They are part of Trump’s effort to boost the economy for his political gain…
But Governors and Mayors are keenly aware that each day the ‘stay home’ restrictions run?
Cost them money….
And they WILL have to make budget cuts come next year, just when the economy would need to get back on. its feet…
In Michigan, a crowd of demonstrators organized by a conservative group on Wednesday descended on the state Capitol to protest Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) stay-at-home order.
“When did one size solve everyone’s local issues?” one unidentified organizer asked local news radio station WWJ. “Gov. Whitmer will put you out of business before allowing mere citizens to be responsible for their own behavior. That is madness.”…
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“Conflicts between state and local control are a common problem for public health measures,” Wiley said. “We’ve seen it with gun control and fast food regulation, and now we’re seeing it with social distancing.”
Within states, the division of public health power is based on each state’s constitution and statutes, creating a complicated patchwork of authorities across the country.
In a majority of states, the governor, legislature or both, have the power to override local governments. In other cases, state constitutions provide so-called “home rule” authority, giving a degree of autonomy to local leaders.
How these looming health conflicts are resolved will vary state by state and early signs are of a split among blue and red states, with Republican governors more eager to ease restrictions….
Note…
Some , like in the above piece want to frame this in legal terms which one could see as a bit ridiculous ….
Elected officials have wide peer to keep their citizens safe…
Few, if any, judges or courts will rule against that ….
For those officials?
The revenue part IS a concern to deal with AFTER the health issues…
How soon?
That isn’t the judge’s call to make one would think….