No Emergency Powers in the Constitution
It has become an article of faith that under our system of government, federal officials can declare an emergency, which then purportedly authorizes federal officials to exercise emergency powers. However, it just ain’t so. There is nothing in the Constitution that...
We’ve Already Got a Dictator-in-Chief: How Absolute Power Corrupted the President
Once a dictator, always a dictator. Power-hungry, lawless and steadfast in its pursuit of authoritarian powers, the government does not voluntarily relinquish those powers once it acquires, uses and inevitably abuses them. Likewise, any presidential candidate...
Suspending the Constitution: Police State Uses Crises to Expand Its Lockdown Powers
“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put your finger on....