Discussion Board Question 2: Our three tiered system of federalism (federal, state and local) has served the country well for the better part of its history. But it has come under intense scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic as President Trump last year lashed out at and undermined certain state governors (ex. the Governor of Michigan) and governors were at war with local officials over policies, such as here in Florida where over 30 municipalities sued Gov. DeSantis over his executive orders on COVID restricting local officials’ ability to enforce mask mandates and other common sense measures to prevent the pandemic from getting worse. In your opinion, do you think that countries like Germany, Australia or France with unitary systems were better off than we were in coping with the pandemic because federal governments took charge of everything right off the bat? Be sure to use examples and relevant statistics in your response.
