National Emergencies: Constitutional And Statutory Restrictions On Presidential Powers
When a president threatens to exercise the power to declare a national emergency, our system of checks and balances faces a crucial test. With President Trump threatening such a declaration in order to build his proposed physical border wall, that test could be an important one that could quickly implicate your right to privacy and a transparent government.
Like the Constitution, statutory powers do not justify a presidential declaration of emergency powers to build a proposed border wall.
EFF has long tangled with governmental actions rooted in presidential power.