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Originally Posted by samcol
Remember all those freedoms and powers Bush took that we were outraged about? I thought Obama was supposed to reverse them.
Maintaining fear is crucial for the Obama administration as well apparently. Tyrants just loves having eternal emergency powers.
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Do you even know what the National Emergencies Act is all about?
Prior to its enactment, a president could declare a national emergency and extend presidential powers with no limitation on how long that could extend and with virtually no Congressional role.
The National Emergencies Act limits the time period to two-years, and more importantly, it codifies specific checks and balances by requiring reporting of all presidential actions to Congress and greater Congressional oversight of those actions.
Please explain how providing greater checks and balances than previously existed is tyrannical?
Never let the facts get in the way of your rush to cast Obama as a tyrant or fascist.