We reviewed the president's statements at his press conference on Monday when he stated that he had "total authority" over the states and the governors. We then reviewed NY Governor Cuomo's response to this issue. A president does not have total authority over the states and governors. Cuomo said that this issue had been discussed long ago by some people named Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison and Washington. And the results of this discussion was something called a U.S. Constitution. The Constitution was written to clearly frame a government without totalitarian or authoritarian leadership. There are very important political issues to consider here: Balance of power, checks and balances and so much more. Cuomo also mentioned the 10th amendment and we will review this in our next class.