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Editorial: Trump’s test of emergency powers

Editorial: Trump’s test of emergency powers

By The Pitt News Editorial Board

January 11, 2019

Filed under Editorials, Opinions

The National Emergencies Act of 1976 was originally passed to provide a check on presidential power while codifying specific constraints under which presidents could declare states of emergency. Congress must enforce this intent.

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