Terrifying read. The article ends by saying “...we would be wise to shore up the guardrails of liberal democracy. Fixing the current system of emergency powers would be a good place to start.” Democrats are you listening??
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For Trump to Declare a State of Emergency doesn't it have to be an actual National Emergency; not some BS he pulls out of his backside to fulfill a campaign promise. Anything short of that would be viewed as an abuse of power subject to a response from Congress.
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How do you think this Congress would respond?
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They can: 1. Drag DHS & Defense Sec in for hearings. 2. Challenge in the courts, 3. Use appropriations process to withhold funds 4. Censure 5. If in middle of impeachment as a result of the Mueller, SDNY or Congressional investigations, easy to add an abuse of power charge.
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Remember Trump's muslim travel ban? It was poorly thought out & incompetently executed & overturned by the courts. Does anyone believe that Trump learned from that experience or his legal B team is doing the work to make a Declaration of Emergency pass muster? Not a chance.
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Mhm, I remember the first attempt at a Muslim ban being overturned by the courts. Then I remember two more attempted Muslim bans and the Supreme Court upholding the third one. At this point, I have no confidence that the courts or Congress will do their jobs.
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The Democrats control congress and they are promising vigorous oversight. Whatever Trump does It will have to be pass constitutional muster; no more authoritarian-lite . Democrats will make him adhere to the law.
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Democrats control the House. GOP still controls Senate and has been packing the courts for two years. This is not a time to relax and expect "checks & balances" to save us. We are very close to losing our democracy and we have to be honest with ourselves about that.
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Sarah here is an expert in authoritarian governments. She's been sounding the alarm for 2.5 years, and for good reason.https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/1081299573530861573?s=19 …
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That should trigger the largest march on the WH in our history. Will people stand for such insanity or would they just say NO!!!!
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An enormous march saying “NO!! We will not defend our border!” I can think of nothing more fitting for the modern US.
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A $5 billion monument to the idiocy of the Christi-Faschist Republicans isn’t defending our border!
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The wall is a modern day
#confederateflag Calling card for bigots and inbred nationalists
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HE is the national emergency. UNFIT TO SERVE.
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A reminder of how flawed is the American system of government. Parliamentary democracies could have Trump out in a single non confidence vote in the House.
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Reichstag fire
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If he is allowed to do this it will be nothing less than the end of America. I see most people talking about this as if it was a ploy for wall funding. It’s a whole lot worse than that. Anyone still asleep had best wake up and wake up right now.
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Despite the vulgarity involved, the new Congresswoman's words don't sound so crazy after all, do they?
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