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by pqtyw 234 days ago
Well as long as he declares that it's an "official act" he is certainly able to do that perfectly legally.

Given that the precedent is that the president can arbitrarily decide that the country is in a permanent state of national emergency and suspend the constitution indefinitely (which is literally what happened with the tariffs) that seems quite reasonable.
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ctrlp 234 days ago
You are right without meaning to be. This is actually the correct interpretation. Who else decides if the country is in a state of emergency? That is politics.

Upon hearing these words, pqtyw was enlightened.

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pqtyw 232 days ago
The whole concept of "state of emergency" becomes meaningless if you are somehow in a permanent state of emergency. Or if there is no change in circumstances whatsoever and a new administration decides that the country is suddenly in a state of emergency for no particular reason.

Sure, its politics but it shouldn't be a hack for the president to do whatever he wants illegally. Obviously the courts should step in and stop this. Otherwise the constitution might as well be discarded and the congress disbanded.

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