We can go back to Obama's executive order that was DACA and DAPA to see when Democrats crossed a clear line into the realm of "laws don't matter" land. Obama had previously and correctly noted that he had no power to essentially amnesty a whole group of people. Then, with Dems having realized they control enough of the institutions designed to check such power, Obama reversed course and broke the law.
That could have a should have been an impeachable offense (not faithfully executing the laws passed by congress) but it's not like Republicans are opposed to cheap labour. Fast forward to Trump being elected and his belated attempt to end DACA. What happened? A judge decided that no, Trump couldn't do that.
Never mind that executive orders aren't laws and thus can be reversed at any time by any subsequent administration as easily as any administration makes one. Never mind that Obama's order was itself unlawful and should have been null and void. No, instead it was a clear example of ends justifying the means. The institutions collaborated to get an end: Cheap migrant labour who would have children who, being citizens, in their estimation would lean Democratic when they reach voting age.
So the plot is clear, Democrats would push to expand the power of the presidency while they have power and retard the power of the presidency when they don't. Having captured enough institutions, in this case the judiciary, they had the ability to get what they want regardless of whether they have the office. This is effective because not only do decisions that don't go their way only temporary in nature (they'll wait it out or take another chance) they also suffer no personal consequences.
This brings us to the latest example in Virginia. Democrats in that location are losing their minds that a Republican won the governorship there. And now we have blue counties who are essentially going all out insurrection where they have simply decided that the governor's orders mean nothing, the laws be damned because they don't like the "new" rules.
"Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has broad power to issue executive orders overturning mask mandates in schools, lawyers from the state Attorney General’s Office argued Wednesday, while lawyers for local school boards argued that the governor’s action usurps their authority."
No such argument was in the offing when Northam was governor. Why?
"In the meantime, schools and parents are left with uncertainty. School boards across the state have refused to implement an executive order from the new Republican governor that not only overturns a statewide mask mandate, but also bars local jurisdictions from imposing a mandate on students."
There is no "uncertaintly". You cannot force people to put a thing on their body nor can you force someone to put a thing IN their body. YOU can choose to put a thing on your body and YOU can choose to put a thing IN your body. You have always had that choice. It was Northam's order that was illegal. Youngkin's order restores the proper role of the state by returning the state to it's proper posture.
Again, this reveals that Democrats want power to IMPOSE. The party that crows about "right to choose" doesn't really mean it.
"At Wednesday’s hearing, Deputy Attorney General Steven Popps argued that Youngkin is entitled to issue executive orders responding to the coronavirus pandemic just as his predecessor, Democrat Ralph Northam, did when he imposed a statewide school mask mandate."
Exactly. The same power to impose is the same power to lift. This is not even a close question. I'd only add that the governor did NOT have the power to impose.
But John Cafferky, a lawyer for Alexandria Public Schools — one of seven school boards that jointly filed the lawsuit opposing Youngkin’s order — said Northam’s actions were justified because he was acting to preserve public health." [My underlines]And here is the money shot. The "pandemic" overrules rule of law. Hence the ends justify the means. I will point the viewer to my video on how the majority of Democrats are essentially Nazis as they would gladly imprison anyone who doesn't toe the government line on The Wuhan.
Given the known demographics of Alexandria and the fact that they are currently discriminating against students and handing out suspensions I have no doubt that they would be crying "public health" for the next 3 years.
So this is just another example of "executive power good" when that executive does something Democrats like and "executive power bad" when the executive does something Democrats don't like. It also underscores just how authoritarian these people are and that they like it that way. Free people cannot live with such persons in power.
I don't know the mindset of the new Va. AG but if I were in his shoes, I would lever any civil and criminal law against the school boards AND the individuals and put any RICO statute that could apply on them as well. We can start with a count of battery for every student made to put a mask on under threat of suspension or in school discrimination. And that battery charge would go down to the individual and up to those creating the "policy". Until these people feel personal consequences for their actions they will not stop. Right now the only people feeling personal consequences are those who are acting lawfully. This needs to stop.