Here's What Would Happen if Trump Declared a National Emergency to Build a Wall - VICE: It would set off a legal battle and lead to the executive branch clawing away even more power from Congress. But Trump might get away with it.
Should people be worried about a declaration of a national emergency being part of a larger democratic backsliding in the US that has been written about so much?There's definitely reason for concern and I think that Americans should absolutely be paying attention whenever these types of things come up. What is particularly troubling here is the idea that the president and administration officials seem to be trying to manufacture an emergency in order to achieve a political goal. That's where I think the real danger comes in. I talked earlier about the declaration of emergency with respect to various crises around the world and the imposition of sanctions. But I'm not sure in the past anyone's ever had the sense that a president was doing that in order to fulfill campaign promises.
