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"Sovereign is he who decides the exception"[1]. It's a classic authoritarian/totalitarian posture. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Schmitt#Political_Th
by jhayward 7y ago
"Sovereign is he who decides the exception"[1]. It's a classic authoritarian/totalitarian posture.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Schmitt#Political_Theology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Schmitt#Political_Theolog...
- acephal 7y agoAll sovereign governments are exceptional in Schmitt's view. Our constitution grants that power to Congress specifically.