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3 Branches of Government & why the Gov. Of WA has so much power.
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Executive branch:
The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the president, vice president, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and others.
Legislative Branch:
Makes the laws.
The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
The legislative branch also acts as a check against the executive branch.
Judicial branch:
The court systems of local, state, and federal governments, responsible for interpreting the laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.
The judicial branch is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution. The Constitution is the highest law of our Nation. The U.S. Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States, is part of the judicial branch.
Law vs. Mandate
A law and a mandate have the same power to be enforced. The only difference is how it came to be.
A law is passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives and signed by the governor.
A mandate is made by the governor, with the power given to the governor to do this by the legislature in a state of emergency.
Why does the WA State Governor have so much power?
In 1969 here in WA — the legislature gave the governor sweeping authority to take charge in times of crisis.
No doubt their idea of an emergency was a natural disaster or major power outage, and act of war, or an act of terrorism.
They probably didn’t consider the threat of a deadly disease, nor the data and “science” on which to base their decisions would need to be more clearly defined when there is an "emergency".
Articles referenced:
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article242598176.html#storylink=cpy
https://houserepublicans.wa.gov/coronavirus/governor/
Senate Bill 5260 in 2019:
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5260&Initiative=false&Year=2019
Senate Bill 6950 in 2007:
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6950&Year=2007&Initiative=false
Senate Bill 392 in 1969:
https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1969ex1c186.pdf?cite=1969%20ex.s.%20c%20186%20§%203.
We No Longer Have 3 Branches of Government:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/three-branches-government-separation-powers-executive-legislative-judicial-214812/
https://mainepolicy.org/project/emergency-powers/
1969 law:
RCW 43.06.220 acts as the primary source of the governor’s powers during times of emergency. These powers are quite broad. Sp
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3 Branches of Government & why the Gov. Of WA has so much power.
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Executive branch:
The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the president, vice president, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and others.
Legislative Branch:
Makes the laws.
The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
The legislative branch also acts as a check against the executive branch.
Judicial branch:
The court systems of local, state, and federal governments, responsible for interpreting the laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.
The judicial branch is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution. The Constitution is the highest law of our Nation. The U.S. Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States, is part of the judicial branch.
Law vs. Mandate
A law and a mandate have the same power to be enforced. The only difference is how it came to be.
A law is passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives and signed by the governor.
A mandate is made by the governor, with the power given to the governor to do this by the legislature in a state of emergency.
Why does the WA State Governor have so much power?
In 1969 here in WA — the legislature gave the governor sweeping authority to take charge in times of crisis.
No doubt their idea of an emergency was a natural disaster or major power outage, and act of war, or an act of terrorism.
They probably didn’t consider the threat of a deadly disease, nor the data and “science” on which to base their decisions would need to be more clearly defined when there is an "emergency".
Articles referenced:
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article242598176.html#storylink=cpy
https://houserepublicans.wa.gov/coronavirus/governor/
Senate Bill 5260 in 2019:
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5260&Initiative=false&Year=2019
Senate Bill 6950 in 2007:
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6950&Year=2007&Initiative=false
Senate Bill 392 in 1969:
https://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1969ex1c186.pdf?cite=1969%20ex.s.%20c%20186%20§%203.
We No Longer Have 3 Branches of Government:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/three-branches-government-separation-powers-executive-legislative-judicial-214812/
https://mainepolicy.org/project/emergency-powers/
1969 law:
RCW 43.06.220 acts as the primary source of the governor’s powers during times of emergency. These powers are quite broad. Sp