NY Legislators Strike Deal To Strip Cuomo Of Emergency Powers
Bradley Stein
Leaders from both parties in the New York State Legislature reached an agreement on Tuesday to rescind Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 emergency powers.
Legislators from both the New York assembly and state senate agreed to limit Cuomo’s authority to issue COVID-19 related executive orders and restore the ability of local municipalities and county governments to issue public health orders, according to NBC 4 New York.#BREAKING Legislators from New York’s Assembly and state Senate struck a deal Tuesday to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his pandemic-linked emergency powers and return matters like lockdowns to local controlhttps://t.co/0unBllM8I2
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) March 2, 2021
“We certainly see the need for a quick response but also want to move toward a system of increased oversight, and review,” state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said in a statement to NBC. “The public deserves to have checks and balances. Our proposal would create a system with increased input while at the same time ensuring New Yorkers continue to be protected,” Stewart-Cousins said.
Cuomo faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct as well as growing concern over his administration’s alleged attempt to coverup of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.
Under the deal, local municipalities would have more authority to set their own indoor dining rules and lockdown orders without Cuomo’s consent. The deal also mandates that Cuomo must “provide online reporting on all executive orders, providing transparency for all,” according to a series of tweets from Democratic Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner.
Woerner said in a tweet that she anticipated a full vote to revoke Cuomo’s emergency powers to take place as early as Friday.
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/02/n...rgency-powers/
Well, as of this morning, he's been stripped.
Now, he's a governor in name only....................hahahahahahahahaha