My biggest issue with the rule by decree that many governors have implemented during the COVID pandemic is not so much the substance of the decisions they have made, limiting capacities, requiring social distancing, and mandating the wearing of masks, but that these decisions were made by the executive and not the legislature. In this I suspect I am in the minority.
Certainly, there are others who will complain about this use of emergency powers, but for most I think they are for or against it based upon the substance of the decision made. Efforts to limit the length of an emergency are opposed because of the fear that the legislature will not continue the same restrictions.
While many might accept rule by an all wise and benevolent despot, remember the democracy is a process.
Jay Bohn
May 10, 2021