We, as a Congress, have to stand up to a president who acts like the Bill of Rights and the Constitution were repealed on September 11.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Congress must defend constitutional rights against executive overreach post-9/11.
- In plain terms
- Protect the constitution when the president ignores it.
- What can you take from it?
- Uphold constitutional limits on power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do rights yield to safety?
- Who checks the president?
Another view
Emergency situations may justify temporary expansions of power.
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