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Donald Trump and the 'Rhetoric of Emergency'
- In 2025, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency and ordered the deployment of 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to demonstrations against immigration enforcement.
- The declaration and troop deployment invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807, allowing military intervention without state consent during rebellion or unrest, despite opposition by California's Governor Newsom.
- Thousands protested ICE raids since Friday, prompting curfews and legal challenges as critics accused Trump of abusing emergency powers and threatening democratic norms.
- Trump reiterated a statement asserting that those who protect their nation are justified in disregarding laws, a phrase also found in Anders Breivik’s manifesto, reflecting the administration’s emphasis on urgent, extraordinary authority.
- Experts warn this rhetoric risks eroding democratic balance, with courts flooded by lawsuits and analysts noting potential abuse of emergency powers and election postponement threats.
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Donald Trump and Anders Breivik
No one seems to have noticed that Trump quoted an infamous mass murderer as well as a famous dictator. - "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law." — President Donald Trump, Feb. 15 2025, Truth Social, repeated by him on Xitter:...
Donald Trump and the ‘rhetoric of emergency’
Tariffs, immigration, energy: In all these areas, Donald Trump has granted himself exceptional and broad presidential powers by declaring "emergency" situations that his critics insist do not exist. "In the United States, there is no tradition of emergency powers (granted to the president) under the Constitution," New York University professor Noah Rosenblum told AFP. But
US: Donald Trump makes broad use of presidential powers
President Donald Trump has deployed the military against protesters in Los Angeles and ignored federal court orders — moves that have prompted concern about the condition of democratic institutions in the United States.
'A state of emergency': Republican speechwriter lays out how Trump could derail mid-terms
Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum said U.S. democracy contains holes that a certain “criminal mind” could exploit to either postpone or derail mid-term elections if he so wanted. And if that same criminal mind is willing to sic the U.S. military on Americans—and happens to have installed bootlicks and enablers over the military—those holes get a lot more wide. “Donald Trump in 2020 had a military around him that was not likely to obe…
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