This has been a problem prior to this administration as well. Emergency declarations, mandates, bans, lockdowns, and really any other violation of individual ri

This has been a problem prior to this administration as well. Emergency declarations, mandates, bans, lockdowns, and really any other violation of individual rights are a problem in free societies because they can be abused and used in authoritarian ways. For example COVID emergencies were kept in effect long after it was appropriate. As a recently example, an election observer from the GOP in Washington state was charged and later convicted of a felony for not wearing a mask when serving as an election observer in the 2024 election (https://nypost.com/2025/02/16/us-news/washington-election-observer-charged-with-felony-after-refusing-to-wear-mask-during-presidential-count/ https://nypost.com/2025/02/16/us-news/washington-election-ob...), long after the pandemic ended. I also read that the same state’s legislators often mark their bills as an “emergency measure” because it prevents voter initiatives (which I guess are like propositions in California) from changing the law. This happens elsewhere too for other procedural reasons. Like governors or whoever declaring an emergency because it allows them to unlock funds and spend, or it allows them to take some action that is otherwise prevented by law. But setting these types of situations aside, there has been casual overuse of the words “emergency” or “crisis” everywhere. Climate emergency. Housing emergency. Homeless crisis. Drug crisis. And so on. None of these fit the definition of an emergency unless you contort things.