The Danger of Emergency Powers: A History Lesson

Emergency powers, as we have learned in the past six months, are dangerous. Any little tyrant in our local mayoral or gubernatorial office can suspend individual rights at the drop of a hat—or virus—in the name of the emergency.In 1933 Adolf Hitler became dictator of Germany through “emergency powers.” Let’s briefly review how that happened.In 1932 in a round of parliamentary voting, the Nazi

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