Dereliction of Duty

"I take it you don't care about the part you had in breaking one of the best men you'll ever know. As air exec you were in command here the moment Colonel Davenport left. You met that responsibility exactly how you met his need. You ran out on it."
--General Frank Savage (Twelve O'clock High)

I don't understand it, either. Why aren't state legislatures meeting to debate and decide what to do? Further, why aren't courts blocking authoritarian rule in each state?

Where are the state legislators demanding their seat at the table so we can debate pros/ cons of further restrictions? I will never understand how we made it so far down this road w/single executives driving the narrative. #txlege #ChecksAndBalances #SeparationOfPowers #RuleOfLaw https://t.co/vis2IVJ8sb

— Tara Ross (@TaraRoss) July 31, 2020

Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution guarantees that each state a republican form of government (a.k.a. 'the Guarantee Clause'). Currently, states are being ruled by dictators. And legislative and judicial branches have abdicated their responsibilities.

If legislatures do not meet and courts do not rule, then why isn't the federal government justified in intervening in state affairs such that representative government is re-established? Otherwise, the federal government is not upholding its constitutional mandate set forth by the Guarantee Clause.

Thus far it's been dereliction of duty all around.