Trump’s state of emergency: A step towards presidential dictatorship

President Trump’s proclamation of a state of national emergency on the southern US border is a frontal assault on constitutional norms and democratic rights in America. It is the first time in American history that a president has sought to usurp the constitutional prerogative of Congress to decide how public funds are to be spent. The actual text of the[Read More...]
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