The states' Democratic governors offered few specifics Wednesday as to how they hope the Western Health Alliance could influence which vaccines will be available in their states.
Providing access to something the federal government won’t is one thing. Doing so in spite of a federal ban is another. I wonder how this alliance would plan to deal with the latter, as it seems more and more likely.
If they tried to ban a vaccine, you just do what we do with marijuana. Marijuana is illegal federally, but without states enforcing marijuana laws, the feds simply don’t have the resources to enforce federal marijuana laws. They can only enforce those laws with the cooperation of local and state law enforcement.
Providing access to something the federal government won’t is one thing. Doing so in spite of a federal ban is another. I wonder how this alliance would plan to deal with the latter, as it seems more and more likely.
If they tried to ban a vaccine, you just do what we do with marijuana. Marijuana is illegal federally, but without states enforcing marijuana laws, the feds simply don’t have the resources to enforce federal marijuana laws. They can only enforce those laws with the cooperation of local and state law enforcement.
Tell that to ICE