THIS. Above all, the way to limit govt over-reach is mandatory sunset clauses, limits on the duration. Not "discretionary" -- fixed limits. Even major hurricane recovery is usually inside a month as far anything needing autocratic powers would go. The limit of declaring a disaster for more than 7 days sounds like a good one. Especially if what you mean is the Governor's authority than has to be re-affirmed by the legislature.rgag12 said:
I'm curious, what would be the ideal way disasters are handled in yalls opinion?
Obviously it would've been great if Abbott said NO MASKS, NO LOCKDOWNS for 100% of the entire fiasco, but who would make decisions if you stripped away his powers?
Local governments? For most people in Texas this would be a disaster. Most local leaders are socialist democrats who would still have you muzzled and locked down even today like California and New York.
I personally wished that they'd leave the current system alone, I'd rather roll the dice and hope we have a good governor rather than take the 100% bad outcome of having local leaders decide what to do. I also wish we'd have considered something like Florida's newly passed disaster law which prohibits local governments from declaring a disaster for more than 7 days.
Sunset clauses/limits also would stop a Whitmer- - -her limit would just expire and no one would want to re-instate it. Put the burden of re-instating on the politicians winning the voters all over again, not those wanting it repealed.
That's why the assault weapons ban went away. It would never have been voted away. It may be restored, but that doesn't take away from the example that it only went away because on a fixed timeline. Patriot Act should have required a full re-vote, not just `renewal' for example.
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Leftist Democrats "have completely overplayed the Racism accusation. Honestly my first reaction when I hear it today is to assume bad intentions by the accuser, not the accused."
Leftist Democrats "have completely overplayed the Racism accusation. Honestly my first reaction when I hear it today is to assume bad intentions by the accuser, not the accused."