State of Permanent Fake Emergency

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Donald Trump has used emergency powers in three contexts: public-safety emergency in D.C., immigration 'invasion,' and tariff wars.
Emergency powers were designed for urgent situations but are now being exploited for personal and political gain.
Congress and courts have historically acted as checks on presidential emergency powers, but these guardrails are failing under Trump.
Trump's use of emergency declarations lacks substantive justification, such as the false claims of a crime emergency in D.C. or an 'invasion' at the southern border.
Over 130 statutory provisions allow the president to invoke emergency powers, raising concerns about potential future abuses, such as taking over communications or suspending habeas corpus.
The lack of resistance from Congress and judicial deference to Trump's emergency declarations pose a significant threat to democracy and risk authoritarian rule.

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