Fault Lines in the Constitution deals with two possible national emergencies—a foreign war and a pandemic. The situations can become even worse because of problems in our Constitution.
Category: Government Crisis/Emergency
What’s This 25th Amendment I Keep Hearing About?
We’d like to recap the 25th Amendment here to explain how it works—and why it very likely doesn’t.
Guest Post: Not a Constitutional Crisis!
The second of the Blog-a-Fault-Line contest winners! High Schooler Alexander Kosyakov discusses constitutional crisis.
What is a Constitutional Crisis, Anyway? And, How Will We Know if We’re in One?
You might not have noticed but there’s been a lot of talk—and disagreement—in the media about whether or not our country is having a constitutional crisis.
What If the Plague Comes to America?
The Constitution is not clear about circumstances under which the government is allowed to detain people during a state of emergency and refuse to release them.
