THE ALARMING SCOPE OF THE PRESIDENT’S EMERGENCY POWERS

Assessment: From seizing control of the internet to declaring martial law, a president may legally do all kinds of extraordinary things under emergency powers … Coming soon climate emergency pic.twitter.com/dINHycCC4W — Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2022) March 17, 2022 The moment the president declares a “national emergency”—a decision that is entirely within his discretion—he is able to set aside many of the legal limits on his authority.