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The President still hasn't declared a national state of emergency, and this looks increasingly out of touch from reality. It needs to happen yesterday. This wou
by throwaway5752 7y ago
The President still hasn't declared a national state of emergency, and this looks increasingly out of touch from reality. It needs to happen yesterday. This would free up FEMA funds to help Seattle and subsequent outbreak sites. He recently called the governor a "snake" so one hopes this is not being done for personal reasons.
edit: this article summarizes it better than I was able to https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/covid-19-emergency-declaration-craig-fugate-jared-kushner https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/covid-19-emergency-d...
- jecxjo 7y agoWell the President thinks it will go away when it's warm out. He is trying to play to stock market fears and is failing all of the citizens.
- selectodude 7y agoThe markets don’t seem to impressed with his response, either. We’re about a day away from every penny of SPY growth since the day he took office being erased.
- ars 7y agoMaybe I'm wrong but state of emergency is usually declared by the states, not the President.
- throwaway5752 7y agoPlease check out the article I linked to. It goes through the legal background and the federal impact of declaring one.