If it's because of Covid then it's a very different thing and a horribly false equivalency.The 3 West Coast states are gonna stay in a "state of emergency" as long as possible.
Gives the governors power to do whatever they want regardless of data or science.
Allows them to pass mandates and change policies without going thru the normal processes.
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More Than 630 Days And Counting. When Will Inslee’s State Of Emergency End? - Northwest Public Broadcasting
For months, minority Republicans in the Washington Legislature have called for limits on the governor’s emergency powers. But now even some Democrats are expressing concerns about the open-endedness of the COVID-19 state of emergency and the limited role of state lawmakers.www.nwpb.org
Cruz "fleeing" to a tropical area while his state is frozen in a rare arctic disaster leaving shitloads of people without power is a bit different than a Thanksgiving vacation where the "emergency" is in response to a virus that's being managed, even if it is terribly managed.
Newsom is still a shithead but the two situations are not remotely the same.