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Bovard: There’s No Vaccination against Unlimited Political Power

Late in the last century, theater goers were jolted when a character in the X-Files movie declared that the Federal Emergency Management Agency can allow “the White House to suspend constitutional government upon declaration of a national emergency.” If the same line was used before thoughtful movie audiences nowadays, the response might be bitter cat … Read more

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Bill Limiting Tennessee Governor’s Emergency Powers Passes In TN House

Adelia Kirchner – The Tennessee Conservative A bill to protect the constitutional rights of Tennesseans by prohibiting the governor from suspending any part of the Tennessee Constitution in the issuance of an emergency order, proclamation, or rule passed on the House floor by a 77-16 vote on Monday afternoon.  House Bill 0324 (HB0324) is sponsored by Representative Rusty … Read more

NH State Budget Train Wreck

Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back – Senate Rolls Over for Sununu, Expands Governor’s Emergency Powers

In a joint House-Senate committee today, the Senate openly carried out the governor’s bidding by adding language to the budget that would make his emergency powers fundamentally stronger than they have been over the past 15 months while including only nominal checks from the Legislature that functionally will not work to limit the governor’s power.

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