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Not terribly surprising considering we are told we are still in a state of emergency declared after 9/11. By law these proclamations expire after a year and yet
by agency 3y ago
Not terribly surprising considering we are told we are still in a state of emergency declared after 9/11. By law these proclamations expire after a year and yet every year like clockwork, democrat or republican in the white house, the president renews it https://www.courthousenews.com/biden-extends-9-11-state-of-emergency-by-a-year/ https://www.courthousenews.com/biden-extends-9-11-state-of-e...
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Not terribly surprising considering we are told we are still in a state of emergency declared after 9/11. We're still in several national states of emergency declared before 9/11 (the oldest being from 1979.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_emergencies_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_emergencies...
- jdksmdbtbdnmsm 3y agoAnd the event that the 1979 state of emergency was declared in response to, the Iran Hostage Crisis, ended the following year. Declaring emergencies is obviously an easy way for a leadership class to consolidate power, but they have to be irresponsible, pathetic, decadent, etc. to do that.