Current Events-National Emergencies Act

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/09/justice-department-president-cant-use-emergency-powers-secret/95153056/

WASHINGTON — The president of the United States can't exercise emergency powers without publicly declaring a state of emergency and notifying Congress, the Justice Department has concluded in a newly released legal opinion.

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There are now 30 national emergencies now in effect, declared through proclamations and executive orders by presidents from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama. Under the National Emergencies Act, Congress is required to review each emergency every six months, but has never done so. The law also says that emergency declarations expire after a year unless renewed by the president.

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