[slayer14]

Andrew Cuomo calls Donald Trump 'schizophrenic' for claiming 'total authority' to re-open the U.S. and threatens a lawsuit if president orders New Yorkers back to work saying 'George Washington was president, not King Washington'

• Andrew Cuomo called President Trump 'schizophrenic' for claiming he has 'total authority' over the states to reopen the United States
• 'It makes no sense. It is schizophrenic,' Cuomo told CNN
• New York governor said he would refuse such an order from Trump to reopen his state and said he would take the matter to the courts to decide
• 'We would have a constitutional challenge between the state and the federal government and that would go into the courts,' Cuomo said
• In a heated press conference inside the White House on Monday evening, Trump asserted that his office holds 'absolute power' over the shutdowns
• Cuomo immediately took to airwaves to refute him
• 'The close down was left to the governors to do individually state by state. Now the reopen should be total authority? That makes no sense,' Cuomo said
• In a heated press briefing, Trump launched a furious attack on the media and screened a White House-produced video praising his response to the virus

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-open-U-S.html

[Brock Landers]

He's 100% correct, Cuomo.

[carolinakid]

push come to shove The President has the final say over a gov. and that include this clown too.

[Sam Odom]

Love seeing Dems/Libs crying for States' Rights

[carolinakid]

Trump has did so much in helping his state over this very bad times, he need to keep his mouth shut more imo.....

[Brock Landers]

Love seeing Dems/Libs crying for States' Rights

Where was Trump when each state had to decide on its own to shelter in place?

There are still dumb motherfuckers who haven't done it! South Dakota's biggest city has a massive outbreak at a pork processing plant, still no shelter order.

You have to be dumber than Trump to think he has ANY authority here.

[Sam Odom]

[carolinakid]

seems like this gov. talk out of both side of his mouth too Back to VideosN.Y. Gov. Cuomo: President Trump Is "Fully Engaged" On Coronavirus Crisis; "Very Creative And Energetic"

[Brock Landers]

Wallace ate at CHRIS'S in Montgomery Sammy, good recco

[Sam Odom]

Wallace ate at CHRIS'S in Montgomery Sammy, good recco

Yup... told you Kings and King makers have all eaten there

[Emily_Haines]

push come to shove The President has the final say over a gov. and that include this clown too.

not according to the constitution

i hope they keep it shutdown even longer now just to piss him off

[Brock Landers]

America Is Returning to 1781
Tyler Cowen
BloombergApril 14, 2020, 7:00 AM CDT
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Covid-19 is not just changing Americans’ daily lives, it may also transform their system of government. On many important current issues, the U.S. may end up with an arrangement that looks more like the Articles of Confederation than the Constitution.

Consider how this might evolve. First, states and regions are recovering (or not) at dramatically different rates. The worst may be over for much of California and Washington State — but New York City, because of its density and reliance on the subway, may find the problem especially difficult to control. Louisiana is on the verge of catastrophe, while some other states, such as Virginia, are still not sure how bad it will be.

In this context, Covid-19 is the top political, economic and social issue. It is not simply about spending trillions of dollars or monetizing the debt, which most Americans view as abstract issues. The question is when and how to relax the current lockdowns. And the lockdown is the No. 1 feature of just about everyone’s life at the moment — even in states not officially or completely locked down.


President Donald Trump appears to believe he has the authority to reopen the country and may do so as soon as next month. Whether or not that is wise, the federal government cannot reopen the country on its own. The actual shutdown orders came from governors, and it is governors who will have to lift them — perhaps acting in concert, without the federal government. Furthermore, objective conditions will have to be sufficiently positive that people will in fact respond and head out to stores, restaurants and other public spaces once again.

As May begins, it seems highly likely that the states will be reopening at their own paces and with their own sets of accompanying restrictions, with some places not reopening at all. There is likely to be further divergence at the city and county level, with say New York City having very different policies and practices than Utica or Rochester upstate.

Such divergence in state policy is hardly new. But until now states have typically had many policies in common, on such broad issues as education and law enforcement and on narrower ones such as support for Medicaid. Now and suddenly, on the No. 1 issue by far, the states will radically diverge.

Hence the idea that America is inching closer to what it was under the Articles of Confederation, which governed the U.S. from 1781 to 1789. The U.S. constitutional order has not changed in any explicit manner, but the issues on which the states are allowed to diverge have gone from being modest and relatively inconsequential to significant and meaningful if not dominant.

This divergence may create further pressures on federalism. In Rhode Island, for example, state police have sought to stop cars with New York state license plates at the border, hindering or delaying their entrance. Whether such activities are constitutional, most governors do have broad authority to invoke far-reaching emergency powers.

As some states maintain strict lockdowns while others reopen and allow Covid-19 to spread, such border-crossing restrictions could become more common — and more important. Maryland has been stricter with pandemic control than has Virginia, so perhaps Maryland will deny or discourage entry from Virginia — in metropolitan Washington, there are only a few bridges crossing the river that divides the two states. Or maybe Delaware won’t be so keen to take in so many visitors from New Jersey, while Texas will want to discourage or block migration from Louisiana.

These interstate divergences and divisions would then matter all the more, as cross-state migration would be less likely to equalize outcomes. The federal government might try to persuade the states to act differently, or Congress might try to use federal aid to leverage state-level policy. Or it might not. And it’s easy to imagine Trump ignoring or even enflaming the issue, so he has someone or some place to attack and blame.

The best outcome, and maybe also the best bet, would be for this “new federalism” to end alongside the reign of panic driven by Covid-19. Still, is there not at least a small chance that the federalist compact will be rewritten more permanently? It’s already the case that California, Oregon and Washington State have formed a pact to govern reopening and Covid-19 control. What if states and cities enjoy their new-found autonomy on issues that matter? In that case, the pandemic might succeed in changing the very meaning of the term “the United States.”

This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg LP and its owners.

Tyler Cowen is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a professor of economics at George Mason University and writes for the blog Marginal Revolution. His books include "Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero."

[Enkhbat]

No single person should have that much power. I don't care they are dem or repub.

[juicername]

Every time you think Trump can't get any dumber... he comes up with a way to prove you wrong. The guy is like a toddler; when presented with facts showing his lies he just covers his ears and goes into lalalalala mode. Incredible.

[dark star]

Trump has did so much in helping his state over this very bad times, he need to keep his mouth shut more imo.....

Beat it Dumb ass.When you get a chance tell Orangeturd that January comes before February.Cuomo runs circles around Orangeturd

[BigJay]

When Trump was asked about the legality of his actions in the context of national security he said, “Well, when the president does it, it’s not illegal.”

Oh, wait a minute, that was a Richard Nixon quote.

Not much difference between the two in their hatred of the press either.

[Sam Odom]

not according to the constitution

i hope they keep it shutdown even longer now just to piss him off

Yeah but...

[JIBBBY]

Trump has did so much in helping his state over this very bad times, he need to keep his mouth shut more imo.....

Agreed, that's the thanks Trump gets for helping this clown and state out.. What an asss.. I'm tired of hearing him on Fox daily as well.. He's repetitious and depressing to listen to after about 5 minutes..

[Sam Odom]

Fukking Libs are full of shit (post #17)

[b1slickguy]

Don't like either of these political parasites, but Cuomo is correct.

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." --- The Tenth Amendment

[Chi_archie]

Well the press conference today should be interestig during the Q and A portion

[TommieGunshot]

Love seeing Dems/Libs crying for States' Rights

States rights is what conservatives want. Liberals like Trump and his supporters are the ones who want to destroy them and want to create a system where the federal government controls everything.

[Sam Odom]

States rights is what conservatives want.

Sammy knows... but better said as Constitutionalists

But what is being lost on you -- Libs with the M$M during the Obama years cast States' Rights advocates as Nazis & Racists

[clockwise1965]

Every time you think Trump can't get any dumber... he comes up with a way to prove you wrong. The guy is like a toddler; when presented with facts showing his lies he just covers his ears and goes into lalalalala mode. Incredible.

The Corona task force daily updates have really hurt Trump.

Trump continues too put his foot in his mouth.

Leave the virus to the experts.

[TommieGunshot]

Sammy knows... but better said as Constitutionalists

But what is being lost on you -- Libs with the M$M during the Obama years cast States' Rights advocates as Nazis & Racists

It’s not being lost on me at all. Now that Trump is president, people like you are far left, with extremely liberal views. Just like Obama and the people who supported him.

[Sam Odom]

Yeah right... Sammy is now far left, with extremely liberal views

Fuckk off dumbass

[Sam Odom]

It’s not being lost on me at all.

bullshit

you had no idea what you were saying

[TommieGunshot]

Yeah right... Sammy is now far left, with extremely liberal views

Fuckk off dumbass

you support Trump, the most liberal president in our lifetimes.

[gauchojake]

Tommy is probably the smartest poster at SBR.

[JIBBBY]

The Corona task force daily updates have really hurt Trump.

Trump continues too put his foot in his mouth.

Leave the virus to the experts.

If Trump didn't speak about it the Libs and Fake news would rip on his for that also. He's damned if does and damned if he doesn't. He's the President of United States and should speak about Corona!! He has experts on stage with him and does follow their recommendations.. Not sure how he is putting his foot in his mouth?

If you watch the highlights of his daily briefings on CNN they always pick the clips that make him sound bad.. If you watch the entire briefing Trump is on point..

[carolinakid]

^^^^^^^^it has been that way from day 1 when he took the office with cnn, they are laugh at in all the events we go to.the ny gov brother is one of the worst as i have spoke to him before, a totally nut case

[Sam Odom]

you support Trump...

thats you guys fault

run a candidate that Sammy could vote for

Trump v. Hillary is why Trump got elected

[Hman]

Shuddup Cuomo and do what you're told.

[TommieGunshot]

thats you guys fault

run a candidate that Sammy could vote for

Trump v. Hillary is why Trump got elected

You’re projecting your own political insecurities on to me. I don’t blindly support politicians based on the letter next to their name — that’s something for people who want authoritarianism and near complete government control do, for example, Trump supporters

[MinnesotaFats]

Don't like either of these political parasites, but Cuomo is correct.

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." --- The Tenth Amendment

Not so fast!

Trump would have to issue a national order and cite some power specific to what Congress has granted presidents (such as the DPA, NEA) and use it like FDR did to intern Japs during WW2 under a military need, which this court upheld in the travel ban case.

He then would replace "economy crisis" with "military need" and revisit the 1930s 'sick chicken' case and seek the Courts permission to end all State issued executive orders with one big national one.

Trump probably wins both legally and politically on that...because the alternative is a loser for the governor's politically.