I expect this to be a new talking point: governors' orders will supersede the president's orders

[Nevilledog]

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Sarah Reese Jones
@PoliticusSarah
Greg Abbott claims governors' orders supersede presidential orders, "I believe that the governors' orders will supersede the president's orders because the president does not have the authority to impose this."

The Constitution disagrees.


8:20 AM · Sep 14, 2021

[dchill]

1. "The Constitution disagrees."

Oh, THAT old thing.

[Baked Potato]

2. T***p losing REALLY gut punched these seditious clowns. nt

[yonder]

3. Wait a minute, I thought county sherrifs were the law of the land.

According to those kooky 1st amendment auditor types, they are.

[Biophilic]

4. I know we are in a battle for our country and democracy, but

every day I sigh, breathe, and tell myself, yes, we really ARE in a battle for our country and democracy. I wasn't looking for this in my "Silver/or is it golden at this point." Could have used a peaceful retirement. The repugs continue to tick me off. Well, they do more than that, but I'm trying not to swear so much. But they make that goal really, really HARD.

[rsdsharp]

5. But, but, but Trump said the President's authority is absolute.

What about that?

[Glorfindel]

6. hmmm...dig up George Wallace and ask him

how trying to supersede a president's orders worked out in his case.

[meow2u3]

7. Insurgent Republicans are trying to start Civil War II

Nullification of Federal law is the first sign that rogue governors are in a state of rebellion and/or insurrection.

[roamer65]

10. Yes, very 1850's.

[Effete Snob]

8. Kind of a simplistic and meaningless analysis

Whether a "governor's orders" supersede a "president's orders" depends on what subject matter we're talking about.

In the first place, neither the federal nor state constitutions vest a whole lot of direct authority in either governors or the president.

But if we are talking about something like "What color should the State Police vehicles be painted?" the US president would have utterly zero authority, relative to the governor of the state in question (if the power were assigned to that governor), on that question.

We have independent and sometimes overlapping systems of government in this country. Which one supersedes the other on any particular question depends on the question.

[roamer65]

9. It's all fun and games till the federalized National Guard shows up.

[rickyhall]

11. Who the fuck does Abbott think he is, TFG?

We need a vaccine for Trumpitus or whatever.