It's The Federal Gov't's Responsibility To Get The Supplies!

[Ray From Cleveland]

There is little evidence that anyone posting here has any idea about the Government established by the U.S. Constitution.

Primary response to this crisis rests WITH THE STATES. The Feds are in a supporting role, and to the extent the Feds have a "stockpile" it is to fulfill the Feds' obligations with respect to the Military and other Federal assets. If the Feds have more than that, they have the right to allocate the excess where THE PRESIDENT DEEMS the need to be greatest.

The Feds are in no case "responsible" to guarantee that each state has a satisfactory supply of ANYTHING. If any state experiences a shortage, that is the State's problem, not the President's.

It's so ironic how these Governors are saying Trump isn't prepared, when they were not prepared themselves. What the federal government is to provide states are in the US Constitution. Ventilators and masks are not listed.

You really are a moron. We are talking about leadership which is something that neither you or Trump understand. We are talking about a national disaster here. Not a disaster that affects a few states. Governors are not able to invoke the Defense Production Act. Also it makes sense to have one person in charge rather than 50 captains going in 50 different directions. The federal government serves the people of the United States. Taxpayers paid for that equipment.

Nobody needs the DPA to stock up on emergency supplies. For years and decades before this, people could buy masks, ventilators, and any other PPE they wanted. But they didn't. Why? Because this is something nobody ever seen before. This was something that couldn't have been predicted. Not the Governors, not Congress, and not Trump.

 

[Thunk]

We are not talking about hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes. These are disasters that affect a few states. We are talking about a natural disaster that affects all 50 states. It has been well past 48-72 hours.

There is no entity on earth that could respond to all 50 states at once...Not even the federal gov't.

That is taught in prepping 101.

 

[lantern2814]

The blob had 3 years to replenish the stock pile.

Your blob failed. Nobody is surprised

A stock pile OBAMA WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESTOCKING after using it..>>>> way to go retard...

So your blob has no responsibility for a federal Stockpile?

Again retard, OBOZO drained the supply. Seem to forget that that makes it the responsibility of the incompetent Obozo to replenish the supply. Epic fail.

False.

Congressional Republicans constantly undercut the Obama Administration's budget requests when they attempted to replenish the supply. Whether the Obama Administration wanted to spend enough is a reasonable question, but Congressional Republicans even refused to give him that.

How Tea Party Budget Battles Left the National Emergency Medical Stockpile Unprepared for Coronavirus

False. It is still Obozo’s fault for not replenishing the supply HE used up. Deflection noted.