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beezlebroxxxxxx02/19/20251 replyview on HN

No, presidents can kind of claim national emergencies all the time. Usually they're used for sanctions, but they can also be for economic or security reasons (security being interpreted as times of war and in a very broad sense).


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triyambakam02/20/2025

I guess I answered my own question. This is what I meant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_12170