>I don't see any instance of emergency laws being abused in a way that was impossible or inconvenient beforehand. A quick search will bring up many examples. P

>I don't see any instance of emergency laws being abused in a way that was impossible or inconvenient beforehand. A quick search will bring up many examples. Perhaps you're only considering the US? "Authoritarian governments are using coronavirus as an excuse to crush freedom of expression" [1] "Would-be autocrats are using covid-19 as an excuse to grab more power" [2] "How Authoritarians Are Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis to Grab Power" [3] "Cambodia is using coronavirus as an excuse for human rights abuse" [4] [1] https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-free-speech-orban-india-lockdown-modi-ramzan-kadyrov-chechnya-a9528741.html https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-free-speech... [2] https://www.economist.com/international/2020/04/23/would-be-autocrats-are-using-covid-19-as-an-excuse-to-grab-more-power https://www.economist.com/international/2020/04/23/would-be-... [3] https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/03/how-authoritarians-are-exploiting-covid-19-crisis-grab-power https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/03/how-authoritarians-are-e... [4] https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/cambodia-is-using-coronavirus-as-an-excuse-for-human-rights-abuse-20200415-p54jxz.html https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/cambodia-is-using-coronavi...