"Unbeknownst to most Americans, the [US] is [as of 2012] under thirty presidentially declared states of emergency. They confer vast powers on the Executive Branch, including the ability to financially incapacitate any person or organization in the [US]..." heinonline.org
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"...seize control of the nation's communications infrastructure, mobilize military forces, expand the permissible size of the military without congressional authorization, and extend tours of duty without consent from service personnel."
"Declared states of emergency may also activate Presidential Emergency Action Documents and other continuity-of-government procedures, which confer
powers on the President-such as the unilateral suspension of habeas corpus..."
powers on the President-such as the unilateral suspension of habeas corpus..."
"Although the National Emergencies Act, by its plain language, requires Congress to vote every six
months on whether a declared national emergency should continue, Congress has done so only once in the nearly forty-year history of the Act."
months on whether a declared national emergency should continue, Congress has done so only once in the nearly forty-year history of the Act."
Hereβs a link to a pdf of this that actually works, instead of the shit link in the first tweet. Itβs a great article! repository.law.umich.edu
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