The terrorists had just fire-bombed the
German Parliament building. Even worse, it turned out that the
terrorists were communists. German leader Adolf Hitler sought emergency
powers to deal with the crisis. After heated debate within the German
Reichstag, the German legislators gave Hitler the emergency powers that
he was seeking.
The legislators made it clear, however,
that the grant of these extraordinary powers was only temporary. Hitler
dutifully returned to the Reichstag until the day he died to secure a
periodic renewal of what became known as the Enabling Act.
President Trump is now threatening to
declare an immigration emergency, which, he says, will give him the
omnipotent authority to build his wall on the U.S.-Mexico border without
congressional authority.
That would, needless to say, constitute classic dictatorial conduct.
We live under a governmental system in
which Congress enacts the laws and the president carries them out. No
matter how badly the president wants his wall, it is up to people’s
elected representatives in Congress to make the decision. So far, they
have said no.
And yet, here is Trump declaring that he might just build his wall anyway, America’s democratic system be damned.............https://www.fff.org/2019/01/14/trump-hitler-and-the-enabling-act/
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