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Many people on Twitter and in the press have no idea how broad are the President's powers during a national emergency. Here's what The Atlantic pointed out:
"Unknown to most Americans, a parallel legal regime allows the president to sidestep many of the constraints that (1/4)
"Unknown to most Americans, a parallel legal regime allows the president to sidestep many of the constraints that (1/4)
normally apply. The moment the president declares a “national emergency”—a decision that is entirely within his discretion—more than 100 special provisions become available to him. While many of these tee up reasonable responses to genuine emergencies, some appear (2/4)
dangerously suited to a leader bent on amassing or retaining power. For instance, the president can, with the flick of his pen, activate laws allowing him to shut down many kinds of electronic communications inside the United States or freeze Americans’ bank accounts. Other (3/4)
powers are available even without a declaration of emergency, including laws that allow the president to deploy troops inside the country to subdue domestic unrest. " (4/4) https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/presidential-emergency-powers/576418/
I say this because the argument of what the President can do vis-a-vis state governors is pretty much moot. Between the national emergency and 50 state disaster declarations, the President's authority is basically total right now. You might not like it, but that's where we are.
