Weekly Poll

Friday, September 14, 2007

Bush extends State of Emergency


Why do we need to go into our 7th year of a State of Emergency?

Something doesn’t sound right about this as it is reminiscent of what dictators have done to consolidate power. I always thought states of emergency were meant to give a president short term authority to address a crisis until Congress could convene. Has our government not adapted enough yet to address the threat?

What is the meaning of this and where is the analysis of its purpose and implications? What am I missing here?

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