National Emergency?

[Harmon Seaver]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 04:02:19PM +0100, Vincent Penquerc'h wrote:
> >    So how much of the Constitution gets shredded by Bush's 
> > declaration of a
> > "national emergency" right after 9/11, and how long can he 
> > maintain that. I
> > mean, I realize the the Constitution/bill of rights is pretty 
> > much gone anyway,
> > but ...
> 
> http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/50/1622.html
> 

   Part of which says:

(b) Termination review of national emergencies by Congress

Not later than six months after a national emergency is declared, and not later
than the end of each six-month period thereafter that such emergency continues,
each House of Congress shall meet to consider a vote on a joint resolution to
determine whether that emergency shall be terminated.

   Funny, I've never heard or read anything about them doing this.



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