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I think a mask mandate on the federal level would have required using more emergency presidential powers than most people would have been comfortable with. A pr
by Vecr 6y ago
I think a mask mandate on the federal level would have required using more emergency presidential powers than most people would have been comfortable with. A president exercising martial law or something similar that would allow increased power over the states during a presidential election might not be helpful for people's view of the procedures and result.
- ghaff 6y agoIt's unclear that federal mandates would even have been constitutional and compliance, even in blue states in situations like people walking at comfortable distances outside are pretty spotty. There's a lot of faith in the idea that different top-level policies would have made a big difference short of truly sealing borders and having them totally shut even now.