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Is this a joke? Because he has certainly used the power granted to him.

• reilly3000 5y ago
  I see he has used the powers, I genuinely want to understand people who think that he has abused them. I’m easily able to get the idea that excessive executive power is dangerous. I’m struggling to see his particular policies have overreached, outside of the bounds of managing COVID-19 effectively. I pay close attention to infection numbers and the effect of policy on them, and I’m pleased to be in a state that’s been in the 40’s/50 in infections and deaths. If executive power is run amok I would be worried about cronyism, corruption, punishing political adversaries, and using state powers to inflict violence. I want to know if that is happening without me knowing it. I perceive that right-wing persecution fantasy has been overindulged here, and has dismissed the reality of the pandemic. Teach me.
  • nostromo 5y ago
    Benevolent dictators are still a bad thing, even if you agree with 100% of their policies. Precedent matters. And the precedent now is a governor can restrict vital freedoms (movement, congregation, commerce, religion, expression, etc.) for several years without restriction so long as he or she is of the same party controlling the legislature and courts. This is a lesson learned over and over again by the parties. They are ok with massive overreach when their guy does it, but then suddenly learn to take umbrage the moment they lose power. Thankfully some Democrats in Washington State recognize this and have introduced limits on his power to 90 days without congressional approval.