Pete Williams NBC: 'police power,' is reserved by the Constitution to the states, not the Fed Govt

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Ken Dilanian ✔@KenDilanianNBC

From @PeteWilliamsNBC: “For the purpose of eliminating confusion, here are the facts. The authority to require businesses to close in a public health crisis is what is known as a ‘police power,’ and it is reserved by the Constitution to the states, not to the federal
government.”

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump

For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to open up the states, not that of the President of the United States & the Federal Government. Let it be fully understood that this is incorrect....

12:06 PM - Apr 13, 2020

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Ken Dilanian and Pete Williams, truth to power.

[hlthe2b]

2. So says Laurence Tribe:

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

3. See, that's where you so-called legal eagles are all wrong

The Tenth Amendment is only for the use of reactionary bigots. You're not supposed to be able to stop the Emperor Trump using the Tenth, because it belongs to his cohort. Tap, tap, no tapbacks.

[MyOwnPeace]

5. That's a NASTY comment!!!!

Laurence Tribe to Donnie Dumbnuts:

"That’s purely a state prerogative under our Constitution. You might try reading it sometime."

[crickets]

6. +1 ...Ouch.

[Scarsdale]

8. But - but -

Jared said so. He read up on it.

[True Blue American]

14. While he was

Staying at a Holiday Inn?

[niyad]

7. Dear Prof. Tribe, When did dimwit learn to read.

[BootinUp]

16. Is there a constitution for dummies book?

[ConstanceCee]

4. Who Wrote This?

"Let it be fully understood...."

[yonder]

17. Sounds like Miller and his "shall not be denied" BS.

[Grasswire2]

21. yes, sounds quite imperial! nt

[ck4829]

24. Think they can lord over us

[Windy City Charlie]

9. Goes to show

Goes to show the constitution means nothing to Trump. I sometimes wonder if he realizes that we have a constitution.

[totodeinhere]

10. I think Pete is right, but if this ends up in the federal courts watch out.

There are more and more Trump nominated ideologues on the federal bench.

[gademocrat7]

11. The incompetent bully

has never read the Constitution.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

12. Trump is delusional and thinks he's all-powerful. Falwell & Robertson told him so.

KY..............

[William769]

13. Kick & highly recommended.

[BootinUp]

15. I wish there were a hell, like eternal fire and all that. Nt

[former9thward]

18. At the risk of getting in the middle of a twitter discussion where no context is given

why would Pete Williams, of all people, be quoted on something to do with Constitutional law? Police power is not reserved to either the states or the Executive branch. It has been used by Presidents many times in domestic situations. Just as one example Lincoln used police power to suspend civil rights of newspaper editors who disagreed with him. Some were jailed for periods.

The issue of whether a business can open or not is largely irrelevant. It does not matter what Trump says on that subject because if a governor wants a business to be closed it will remain closed, if for no other reason, it has local and state laws which bind it and state enforcers of those laws. Any business knows it will have to comply with a governor's orders or face big problems. That is just the real world.

[Cha]

19. Shut up trump.. take a seat.. in the back.

[ck4829]

25. +1

[cynatnite]

20. The next Dem to be president can say, "Well, if tRump said it, it must be true"...

[live love laugh]

22. Republicans want it both ways. Not happening nt

[ck4829]

23. K&R

[bronxiteforever]

26. Kick and recommend.

[Laelth]

27. k&r for visibility. n/t

-Laelth