Post by Barry MargolinPost by BTR1701He's now talking about a "national mask mandate".
He can talk all he likes but the president still doesn't have the
legal authority to impose one.
It doesn't have to be "imposed" from the top. Something can happen
nationally by convincing all the states to do it.
They can also be coerced using federal funding. For instance, many
national laws related to highways and driving (e.g. speed limits and
right-on-red) are implemented by making federal highway funds
contingent on the state adopting national standards.
The President has a number of carrots and sticks at his disposal. One
thing he can start with is mandating mask use throughout the Executive
Branch and on all properties controlled by the Executive Branch,
including the Dept. of Defense, all military bases, and anyone who wants
to have their federal contract renewed. The President could also offer
financial incentives for mask observance up to a point.
-Micky
Federal buildings too. All of them...
Interstate transportation, like busses, airplanes.
"During an extensive interview with CNN, Biden outlined his plans to
combat the novel coronavirus pandemic after he is sworn in on January
20. “I'm going to issue a standing order that, in federal buildings, you
have to be masked, and, in transportation, interstate transportation,
you must be masked in airplanes and buses, et cetera,” he told CNN’s
Jake Tapper. Also, “I think my inclination, Jake, is, on the first day
I'm inaugurated, is to say, I'm going to ask the public for 100 days to
mask—just 100 days to mask—not forever.”
The General Services Administration, the federal government’s landlord,
owns and leases more than 376 million square feet of space in 9,600
buildings nationwide. This includes offices, land ports of entry,
courthouses, laboratories, post offices and data processing centers. The
agency has an interactive map online that lets you search where these
buildings are.
Biden made similar comments about mask wearing during the campaign and
previously said he would require it on federal land. The federal
government owns about 640 million acres, approximately 28% of the land
in the country, according to the Congressional Research Service."
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/12/biden-will-issue-mask-mandate-federal-buildings/170501/
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The Million MAGA March is mostly men... probably because the men aren't
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November 7, 2020 - Happy V-T Day!
Does it give you warm, masturbatory feelings when you are ordered around by members of the STATE?